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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. She is determined to raise money for what which is to be printed at her expense?

2. Jane is also displeased with the final chapter and advises her niece to stick to what she knows. What does she believe her niece knows?

3. Jane writes Charles that she is ill and what has made her worse?

4. The apothecary arrives to do what?

5. Jane plans to read Robert Southey's "Life of Nelson" for what reason?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jane say about the Cookes?

2. What does Fanny Knight do regarding Jane's book? What does Jane decide to tell Anna?

3. What book does Jane plan to read? Why?

4. Why is Jane determined to raise money?

5. Why does Jane praise Mrs. West?

6. What does Jane write to Anna Lefroy regarding Mrs. Creed?

7. What does Jane write to Caroline Austen?

8. What does Jane say about Frank, Edward, Henry, and Charles?

9. What does Jane tell Caroline in a letter?

10. What does Jane say about Charles? Why might she say this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jane is very close to her sister Cassandra.

Part 1) Describe the correspondence between these sisters. How do you know they are very close?

Part 2) How does this relationship compare to Jane's relationships with other relatives and friends? Why are these relationships so important to Jane?

Part 3) To whom are you close? Why? How does this relationship affect your life? How does your communication with this loved one compare to Jane's communication with Cassandra?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Jane Austen enjoys gossip.

Part 1) Describe this gossip. Why is this gossip included in many of her letters? What is her reason for telling others this gossip?

Part 2) How is this gossip like our own? How is it different?

Part 3) When have you gossiped? Why did you gossip? How does this help you relate to Jane?

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