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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maria intend to marry Mr. Rushworth?
(a) She is in love with him.
(b) They are the best of friends.
(c) He has convinced her that they are soulmates.
(d) For his money.

2. What does Edmund plan to do once his father returns from Antigua?
(a) Join the military.
(b) Take his orders.
(c) Go on a long vacation.
(d) Speak to him about Maria's behavior.

3. What does Fanny think when Edmund decides to accept a part in the play?
(a) She believes he will do a good job.
(b) He has compromised himself for Mary.
(c) She gives him her support.
(d) She laughs at the idea.

4. Whom does Mary believe will make a good match for her in Chapter 5?
(a) Tom Bertram.
(b) Charles Anderson.
(c) Mr. Rushworth.
(d) Edmund Bertram.

5. What does Tom fret over about the theater?
(a) He can't learn his lines well enough.
(b) He doesn't want to perform.
(c) Slow progress of the scene painter.
(d) He is worried about his father's reaction.

6. Who objects to performing the play?
(a) Mary.
(b) Maria.
(c) Edmund.
(d) Julia.

7. What passion of Tom's takes him away from Mansfield Park in Chapter 5?
(a) Agriculture at their country estate.
(b) Buying used books.
(c) Horseracing.
(d) Fine art.

8. Whom does Fanny miss most after she arrives at Mansfield Park?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Susan.
(d) William.

9. Why does Tom lead Fanny out to the dance floor after telling her he is glad she doesn't want to dance?
(a) He is in love with Fanny.
(b) He wants to talk privately with Fanny.
(c) To get out of playing cards.
(d) He loves to dance.

10. Who is most interested in Mrs. Rushworth's tour of the house and its history?
(a) Fanny.
(b) Maria.
(c) Mrs. Norris.
(d) Lady Bertram.

11. Why does Mary go to Fanny's room in Chapter 18?
(a) To give her a message from Edmund.
(b) To rehearse her lines with her.
(c) To deliver tea and scones.
(d) To bring her more work from Mrs. Norris.

12. What does Julia announce to the performers as they rehearse one evening?
(a) Fanny is needed in the kitchen.
(b) Her mother is ill.
(c) Her father is home.
(d) Mrs. Rushworth wants to speak with her son.

13. What kind of paintings make up most of the artwork at Sotherton?
(a) Abstracts.
(b) Artist self-portraits.
(c) Family portraits.
(d) Landscapes.

14. Whom does Henry want to play the part of Agatha?
(a) Julia.
(b) Mrs. Grant.
(c) Fanny.
(d) Maria.

15. Where do the Bertram siblings go to see their father after he returns home?
(a) Drawing room.
(b) Conservatory.
(c) Study.
(d) Morning room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proposes that the young people perform a play at Mansfield Park?

2. What kind of dog does Lady Bertram have?

3. What kind of drink does Edmund give Fanny at the end of Chapter 8?

4. Who comforts Fanny when she sits on a step crying as a young girl?

5. How does Mary describe Tom's manners in Chapter 5?

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