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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comforts Fanny when she sits on a step crying as a young girl?
(a) Mrs. Norris.
(b) Lady Bertram.
(c) Maria.
(d) Edmund.

2. For what does Edmund ask Fanny's permission that makes her feel grateful?
(a) To borrow her coat for his mother.
(b) To use her handkerchief.
(c) To lend her horse to Mary.
(d) To escort her to a dance.

3. What role does Mary Crawford tell Edmund he must play?
(a) Old man.
(b) Leading man.
(c) Servant.
(d) Anhalt.

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

5. What is Fanny's reaction to hearing the news that her uncle has returned?
(a) Feels faint.
(b) Fondness.
(c) Irritated.
(d) Overjoyed.

6. Whom does Tom want to play the role of Cottager's Wife?
(a) Mrs. Norris.
(b) Fanny.
(c) Julia.
(d) Mrs. Grant.

7. What does Tom Bertram do that Sir Thomas has to pay for at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Loses his horse.
(b) Loses all his schoolbooks.
(c) Forgets to pay his debt to his tailor.
(d) Racks up gambling debts.

8. What does Maria dislike during the ride to Sotherton?
(a) Henry's attention toward Julia.
(b) Fanny's sniffling.
(c) Mrs. Norris' snoring.
(d) Edmund's humming.

9. What month does Sir Thomas plan to return from Antigua?
(a) November.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) July.

10. What does Mrs. Norris do to help the young people with the play?
(a) Helps rewrite the play.
(b) Performs musical numbers.
(c) Paints the scenery.
(d) Temporarily moves into their house.

11. How big is the park surrounding the Bertrams' home, according to Mary?
(a) Ten miles.
(b) Eight miles.
(c) Five miles.
(d) Two miles.

12. When does Maria set a tentative date for her wedding?
(a) As soon as they can arrange it.
(b) When her father returns from Antigua.
(c) The month of February.
(d) In six weeks.

13. How does Maria feel when she sees Sotherton?
(a) Sad.
(b) Happy.
(c) Neutral.
(d) Fearful.

14. When Mr. Rushworth leaves Henry and Maria alone on the grounds of Sotherton, what do they do?
(a) Talk to other people.
(b) Play catch.
(c) Wade in the stream.
(d) Flirt with each other.

15. What does Mrs. Norris suggest as an outing in Chapter 6?
(a) To go to London.
(b) To float down a stream in a rowboat.
(c) To go to Sotherton.
(d) To have a picnic in the park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Mary think is the best actor in the play?

2. What kind of dog does Lady Bertram have?

3. What does Fanny have on the wall of her room that William sent her?

4. What is the relationship between Mary and Henry Crawford?

5. Who objects to performing the play?

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