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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. What does Edmund plan to do once his father returns from Antigua?

2. What month does Sir Thomas plan to return from Antigua?

3. How does Fanny describe Mary during a conversation with Edmund early in the novel?

4. What does Lady Bertram send to her sister before she has her ninth child?

5. What does Mrs. Norris do to help the young people with the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Maria and Tom receive the news that Edmund will perform in the play after all?

2. What causes a rift between the Ward sisters?

3. Why does Fanny Price go to live at Mansfield Park?

4. Describe the East Room that Fanny uses for her own room at Mansfield Park.

5. What reason does Henry give Julia for why he has not selected her for the part of Agatha?

6. Is Mary an excellent horseback rider?

7. What happens when Fanny's pony dies?

8. How does Mr. Rushworth make a good impression on Sir Thomas after he returns home?

9. Why does Tom dance with Fanny?

10. Why does Edmund object to Yates' proposal to perform a play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Mansfield Park symbolize to Fanny? What does it represent to her when she first arrives? How do her feelings about it change as the novel progresses? Provide textual examples to support your opinions.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the significance of William and Fanny's relationship to Fanny's well-being. How does William provide relief from life with the Bertrams? Why is it important that William accompanied Fanny home to Portsmouth?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the conflict created by Henry Crawford's marriage proposal. How does he put Fanny in a difficult position? In what way does he further the conflict through his behavior? Provide specific examples to support your ideas.

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