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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. Mrs. Austen finds her deceased husband's _________________ and wants Frank to accept them.

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

3. When does Jane retract this statement?

4. A lady interrupts Jane's writing to inquire about hiring Anne as what?

5. Jane complains that people are ____________ in this neighborhood.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who dies in this section?

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

4. What does Jane say about Miss Chamberlayne?

5. What is Jane's opinion regarding her brother's health? What does the apothecary say about Edward?

6. What discomfort does Jane express to Cassandra?

7. What news does Jane have of Tom?

8. How does Jane feel about Mr. Holder?

9. What does Jane say about her stay with Mrs. Knight?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Austen dies.

Part 1) What does Jane say about his death? How is the family affected by it? How does it change their lives?

Part 2) How are the deaths mentioned in these letters significant? What does it reveal about Jane and her life?

Part 3) How often do people today talk and think about death? How does this compare to Jane's period of time?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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