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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 Mr. Woodhouse change his mind about Emma marrying Mr. George Knightley?

2. How does the revelation of the father of Harriet change her social status upon her marriage?

3. Who does Emma regret attempting to play matchmaker with?

4. What is Mr. Knightley's fear for this new baby?

5. What letter does Emma force Mr. George Knightley to read?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Emma learn has passed away?

2. What decision does Mr. Knightley make when Emma tells him why she cannot marry him immediately?

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

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

5. Who is Emma afraid will be crushed by the news of Mr. Churchill's engagement?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Emma react when she sees Mr. Churchill again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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