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

2. Jane informs her sister that Edward and Frank have left to do what?

3. Jane hears that Tom is to marry a girl from where?

4. Jane is upset that Cassandra will not be doing what with their mother and herself?

5. Jane attends a small ball with only thirty-one people. There are twenty dances, and Jane dances _______ of them.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who dies in this section?

2. What does Jane say about the small ball she attends?

3. Why does Jane offer her former admirers to Mary? How does this situation end differently than she had initially expected?

4. What is mentioned about one of Jane's novels?

5. What does Jane receive from Cassandra? How do Jane and her father feel about this?

6. What does Jane tell Cassandra about the ball with fifty people in attendance?

7. What is offered to James? What will he do with some of this?

8. What discomfort does Jane express to Cassandra?

9. Describe Jane's trip to Paragon.

10. On what does Jane update Cassandra?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jane's letters resemble her books.

Part 1) Describe Jane's letters. How might her books resemble her letters? Use the text to support your response.

Part 2) How might reading her letters affect the reader of her books? Why? How might reading her letters be beneficial?

Part 3) If you were to write a book, about what would it be? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Jane gives advice to other female writers.

Part 1) What advice does she give? Why does she give advice? What is your opinion of this advice?

Part 2) How else is Jane opinionated? What do her opinions reveal about her personality?

Part 3) About what are you opinionated? What does this reveal about your personality?

Essay Topic 3

Jane often talks about illness and the health of those around her.

Part 1) Describe four times when she has discussed someone's health. Why does she discuss this in her letters?

Part 2) What do these discussions reveal about life in the 1800s? Why is Jane so preoccupied with everyone's health?

Part 3) Do you discuss your health or the health of others on a regular basis? Why or why not?

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