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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Austen and Jane want to settle in at Chawton before October when Henry will do what?
(a) Leave.
(b) Come home to shoot.
(c) Visit.
(d) Give them an allowance.

2. Jane writes to her cousin, Miss Walter Seal, in American to offer her condolences on the loss of who?
(a) Miss Seal's brother.
(b) Miss Seal's mother.
(c) Miss Seal's father.
(d) Miss Seal's sister.

3. She has read Sarah Harriet Burney's "Clarentine" and finds it how?
(a) Interesting and intriguing.
(b) Surprising and filled with unusual events.
(c) Boring and a waste of time.
(d) Stupid and filled with unnatural conduct.

4. Jane praises her sister's ______________ writing in her last correspondence.
(a) Dramatic.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Comic.
(d) Abstract.

5. Jane sees Miss Chamberlayne perform _____________, which reminds her of Miss Lefroy's performance.
(a) In a play.
(b) In a ballet.
(c) In an opera.
(d) On horseback.

6. The apothecary believes that Edward did what?
(a) Caught a virus.
(b) Ate something disagreeable.
(c) Poisoned himself intentionally.
(d) Was bitten by an insect.

7. Jane receives a copy of her "own darling child" from London, referring to the publication of what novel?
(a) Mansfield Park.
(b) Persuasion.
(c) Sense and Sensibility.
(d) Pride and Prejudice.

8. Jane is pleased to tell Cassandra what about their mother?
(a) She has not had a relapse and is doing much better.
(b) She has come for a visit.
(c) She has had another child.
(d) She has written a book.

9. Mr. Austen offers his ____________ to James Digweed but is refused.
(a) Curacy.
(b) Business.
(c) Blacksmith shop.
(d) Carpentry shop.

10. The Austens' household articles have been ___________ finally.
(a) Moved.
(b) Sold.
(c) Appraised.
(d) Purchased.

11. Jane is tired of writing and does not intend to write for how long?
(a) Many months.
(b) Many hours.
(c) Many weeks.
(d) Many days.

12. Jane thinks that concealing the intended partnership with Martha Lloyd is __________, referring to Frank's intentions to marry Martha.
(a) Strange.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Beneficial.
(d) Smart.

13. What happened to both Mrs. Coulthard and Anne?
(a) They both moved to America.
(b) They both wrote books.
(c) They both died in childbirth.
(d) They both came for a visit.

14. Frank plans to go to Godmersham while Cassandra visits _______________.
(a) Guildford.
(b) Grimsby.
(c) Guisborough.
(d) Goodnestone.

15. A rumor circulates that Charles is bringing who home?
(a) The 'Goddess.'
(b) The 'Witch.'
(c) The 'Cleopatra.'
(d) The 'Queen.'

Short Answer Questions

1. Jane quotes Hester Piozzi in "Letters to and from the late Samuel Johnson" in praise of Mr. Deedes' __________.

2. Jane disdains Robert Southey's "Letters from England" as horribly ______________.

3. Jane Austen writes to her sister, Cassandra, and recounts what?

4. Jane and Mrs. Austen are currently in a house in Seymour Street, but Jane went with her uncle to look at two pleasing houses where?

5. Why does Jane call on most of their neighbors?

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