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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What arrives at Mrs. Jennings house while they are out?
(a) A gift from Willoughby
(b) A horse
(c) A carriage
(d) A card from Willoughby

2. Who is the first person to visit the sisters in London?
(a) Colonel Brandon
(b) Lucy Steele
(c) Edward
(d) Willoughby

3. Which part of London does Mrs. Jennings own a home?
(a) Baker Street
(b) Wimbledon
(c) Portman Square
(d) Oxford Street

4. Why does Mrs. Jennings worry about the Colonel?
(a) He is in love with her
(b) She thinks he may have a wife
(c) He is feeling ill
(d) He has been called up to the army

5. Why does Mrs. Dashwood not want her daughters to mingle?
(a) She does not like Sir John
(b) She does not want the girls to borrow Sir John's carriage
(c) She is worried for their safety
(d) They are no suitable men to mingle with

6. What kind of woman does Marianne and Willoughby think Brandon attracts?
(a) Pleasant and kind women
(b) Insane women
(c) Widows and married women
(d) Loose women

7. What does Elinor think of Lady Middleton and Mrs. Jennings?
(a) That they are fairly boring
(b) That they are intelligent
(c) That they are beautiful
(d) That they are unfriendly

8. How many marriages has Henry Dashwood had?
(a) Two
(b) Ten
(c) One
(d) Eight

9. What does Willoughby stand to inherit?
(a) A shipping business
(b) Oxford Street in London
(c) A home and a fortune from an old lady
(d) Nothing

10. How much money does John initially decide to give his stepmother and sisters?
(a) 100 pounds
(b) 10,000 pounds
(c) 1,000 pounds
(d) 500 ponds

11. Why has Edward ended up having a idle life?
(a) He had his leg amputated
(b) He is waiting to inherit his father's business
(c) He failed university
(d) He was unable to choose a profession when he was younger

12. What does Marianne plan to do while in London?
(a) Visit Willoughby
(b) Visit the national gallery
(c) Meet royalty
(d) Find a husband

13. What information is Marianne unwilling to share with her mother?
(a) Her engagement to Willoughby
(b) Her conversation with Elinor
(c) Her love for Willoughby
(d) Her trip to Sir John's house

14. Where do the Palmers live?
(a) The Lake District
(b) Newcastle
(c) Cleveland
(d) Liverpool

15. Why does Elinor chastise her sister?
(a) She insults Elinor
(b) She entered Willoughby's house alone with him
(c) She refuses to play the piano
(d) She offends the Colonel

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Elinor wonder if Marianne and Willoughby will be able to sustain a conversation?

2. Who does Henry Dashwood call to his bedside to ask to support his wife and daughters?

3. Why does Elinor persuade her sister to stay in London?

4. Which of the following words does Austen use to describe Sir John?

5. Who does Mrs. Jennings say is coming to town?

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