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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. How does Emma feel when she sees Mr. Churchill and Miss Fairfax?

2. Who is Emma afraid will not approve of Mr. George Knightley's solution to their problem?

3. Why does Emma try to keep word of the incident from her father?

4. What solution does Mr. George Knightley come up with for Emma's reasons for delaying their wedding?

5. Who is most scandalized by Mr. George Knightley's decision to move into Hartfield?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who attempts to humiliate Harriet? How?

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

3. What does Harriet decide to destroy after her encounter with the gypsies?

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

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

6. Who does Emma learn has passed away?

7. Who else becomes engaged? To whom?

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

9. Who thinks the living arrangements Emma and Mr. Knightley have come up with are improper?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss friendship. Who is Emma's best friend? Why does Emma feel as though she has lost her best friend? Has she? Why does Emma befriend Harriet? Why does Emma shun Miss Fairfax? Is Emma a true friend to Harriet? Why or why not? How does Emma hurt Harriet? Does she do this intentionally? Why does Emma eventually regret her treatment of Miss Fairfax? How does Emma go about repairing this relationship?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Mr. Woodhouse? Why does Mr. Woodhouse worry about the foods he eats and his overall health? Is Mr. Woodhouse mentally disturbed, or are his opinions based on something else? Why does Mr. Woodhouse's son-in-law have no patience for Mr. Woodhouse's quirks? How does this cause tension between the two men? Why does Mr. Woodhouse not approve of Emma's engagement? Why does he change his mind?

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