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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 is very busy making shirts for Edward, and she claims she is the ___________ worker.

2. The household items sold well, though Jane is unhappy with the price she got for what?

3. Why does Jane not expect letters from Cassandra until she receives them?

4. Jane hopes to see Cassandra soon, and praises James as what?

5. Jane is grieved at whose death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are two books Jane alludes to in this section?

2. What health news does Jane give in her letter?

3. What does Jane write regarding Edward?

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

5. Why do Edward and Frank leave, according to Jane? What does she wish for Cassandra?

6. What gossip does Jane tell Cassandra?

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

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

9. How does Jane feel about writing? What does she later do with this statement?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jane enjoys reading.

Part 1) Describe five of the books she has read. What might these book have in common?

Part 2) Why does Jane mention books she has read? Why is this something important for her to tell others?

Part 3) What might these books reveal about her? What do the books you read reveal about you?

Essay Topic 2

Jane travels a great deal.

Part 1) Describe the places she travels. How does she come by these opportunities to travel?

Part 2) What do these trips reveal about her family's social status? What do they also reveal about Jane?

Part 3) On what vacations and trips have you been? What did you think about traveling? How does this compare to Jane's experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Jane writes many letters.

Part 1) Describe two of the letters in detail. What do they have in common? What is unique about each?

Part 2) What can be learned about Jane through these letters? What can be learned about life in the 1800s through these letters?

Part 3) How has communication between people changed since this period of time? Why?

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