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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. Why does Emma believe she faces a future without friends?

2. Why do Emma and Mr. Knightley discuss this invitation?

3. What do the Bateses and Miss Fairfax seem to know a lot about?

4. What causes the number to unavoidably increase to nine?

5. Who interrupts this visit, angry with Mr. George Knightley?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who attempts to humiliate Harriet? How?

2. What reason does Emma have to not get married right away?

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

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

5. Why does Emma decide to throw a dinner party? Why does Emma insist on keeping the guest list down to eight names?

6. How does Miss Fairfax react to Emma's attempts to apologize for her past behavior?

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

8. What prompts the Westons to return to their plans to throw a ball?

9. Who interferes with Emma's attempt to make amends with Miss Fairfax?

10. Why does Mr. Knightley continue to dislike Mr. Churchill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Mr. Churchill? Who is he related to? Why does Mr. Churchill not have his father's name? What are the circumstances of Mr. Churchill's birth? Is this unusual given the setting of the novel? How does Emma feel about Mr. Churchill? How does Mr. Churchill feel about Emma? Why does Mr. Knightley not like Mr. Churchill? Is his opinion important to Emma? What secret does Mr. Churchill harbor throughout the novel? Why does he keep this secret? How does the secret impact the people of the village when they learn the truth? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Mr. Elton? Why does Emma set out to match Mr. Elton with Harriet? Why does Emma believe Mr. Elton is good for Harriet? How does Mr. Elton feel about Emma's attentions? Does Mr. Elton know Emma wants him to fall in love with Harriet? When does Mr. Elton learn this fact? What secret does Mr. Elton reveal to Emma? How does this secret change Emma's aspirations of matching Mr. Elton to Harriet? How does this change affect Harriet?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Mrs. Weston? What is her relationship to Emma? How does her marriage to Mr. Weston change her relationship to Emma? Why is Emma unhappy with this change? How is Mrs. Weston related to Mr. Churchill? Why does Mrs. Weston think Emma is in love with Mr. Churchill? Is she? Why is Mrs. Weston upset when she learns about the secret Mr. Churchill has been hiding? What is this secret? How does it impact Emma?

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