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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. Where does Henry tell Tom he is going when he visits the family in the breakfast room?
2. Why does Fanny go to Portsmouth?
3. What word does Mary use to describe the rumor that is circulating about Henry and Maria when she writes to Fanny?
4. What does Fanny learn from the letter she receives from Lady Bertram while she is in Portsmouth?
5. Whom does Sir Thomas criticize for letting his children perform a play?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Edmund tell Sir Thomas about Fanny's role in the decision to perform a play in his absence?
2. How is it that Fanny receives two chains to wear with the amber cross that William gave her?
3. How does Mary calm herself after she learns that Edmund will take his orders in a few weeks?
4. Is Sir Thomas surprised to discover that Fanny has no fire in her room?
5. What is Fanny's reaction when she learns that William will soon be arriving at Mansfield Park?
6. How does Fanny learn of Maria and Henry's scandal?
7. Why does Edmund extend his stay with the Owens in Peterborough?
8. How does Fanny feel about returning to Mansfield Park?
9. Describe Henry's visit with Fanny in Portsmouth.
10. How does Fanny feel the morning after the ball?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how the theme of social status is used in the novel. How do characters such as Sir Thomas, Lady Bertram and Mrs. Norris value social standing? What are Edmund's views about the advantage for Fanny if she marries into money?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the use of letters in this story. In what way does the author use letters as a method for advancing the plot and revealing important information? Identify two or three letters that are central to the plot's advancement and discuss how these letters change Fanny's life.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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