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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the sisters stays behind from visiting Lady Middleton?
(a) Elinor
(b) Anne
(c) Marianne
(d) Margaret

2. How much money does Fanny convince John to give his sisters and stepmother?
(a) None
(b) 100 pounds
(c) 500 pounds
(d) 1,000 pounds

3. Why does Elinor try to persuade Elinor to give Willoughby's present up?
(a) Marianne cannot ride
(b) She is allergic to horse hair
(c) It will cost too much to keep
(d) It is too extravagant

4. What is the name of the Dashwood's new cottage?
(a) Norland Cottage
(b) Middleton Cottage
(c) Barton Cottage
(d) Brittle Cottage

5. What does Mrs. Dashwood inform John of in this chapter?
(a) That she thinks he is greedy
(b) That she never wants to see again
(c) That she does not like his wife
(d) That she is moving

6. What does Colonel Brandon pay close attention to?
(a) Elinor's eyes
(b) Marianne's piano playing
(c) Mrs Dashwood's problems
(d) Marianne's dress

7. Which of the following phrases does Austen use to describe Edward's mood?
(a) Eccentric
(b) Ugly and dark
(c) Brooding
(d) Not in good spirits

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

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

10. What does Willoughby offer Marianne as a present?
(a) A pony
(b) A horse
(c) A goat
(d) A dog

11. For how long do Lucy and Anne stay at Barton Park?
(a) Two months
(b) One month
(c) A week
(d) Six weeks

12. Which family does Austen immediately introduce in this chapter?
(a) The Dashwood family
(b) The Steele family
(c) The Partridge family
(d) The Ferrars family

13. How long is the carriage ride to London?
(a) Ten days
(b) Three hours
(c) A week
(d) Three days

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

15. What topic of conversation do the Dashwoods draw Edward into?
(a) A conversation about money
(b) A conversation about children
(c) A conversation about love
(d) A conversation about Fanny's meaness

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Dashwood not want her daughters to mingle?

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

3. Who saves Marianne from her twisted ankle?

4. Who does Lucy say she has been secretly engaged to for a year?

5. Whose lock of hair does Edward claim it is?

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