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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation has Miss Fairfax decided to adopt?

2. Why is Emma happy about this incident in which Mr. Churchill has been forced to save Harriet?

3. Why does Harriet announce she never plans to marry?

4. Why is Mrs. Elton's picnic at Box Hill delayed?

5. Who does Emma reach out to, and is rebuffed, when she learns of this person's illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emma learn when she visits the Bateses after Mrs. Elton's party at Box Hill?

2. Why does Mr. Knightley dislike Mr. Churchill? Does this influence the comments he makes to Emma regarding Mr. Churchill and Miss Fairfax?

3. What secret is revealed to Emma by Mrs. Weston?

4. Who does Emma decide to match Harriet with next?

5. Who makes a nuisance of herself at Emma's dinner party? Why?

6. Who else becomes engaged? To whom?

7. Who does Emma learn has passed away?

8. Who has gotten married? What does Emma think of this match?

9. Who leaves Mrs. Elton's party at Donwell Abbey early? Why?

10. Who disapproves of Emma's engagement to Mr. Knightley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Isabella Knightley? How is Isabella the personification of the Victorian housewife? Does Emma look up to her sister? Does Emma aspire to have the same life Isabella has? Why or why not? Does Isabella make marriage look desirable? Is Isabella a good wife and mother? How does marriage change Isabella's behaviors? How does marriage affect Isabella's relationship with her father? Her sister?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss social status. What is social status? How does one's place in society affect their friends, their behaviors, and their attitudes? How does Emma see herself in the realm of social status? Is Emma's behavior dictated by her social status? How does the social status of other characters affect the way Emma treats them? Is Emma fair in her treatment of other characters based on their social status? Does Emma's attitude change as the novel progresses? In what way?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss character growth. What is character growth? Which characters in this novel show character growth? What has contributed to this character growth? Is character growth a positive change for these characters? Explain. How might the plot be affected if this growth had not occurred? Who shows the most growth? Why?

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