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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Elinor hope to find more about while in London?
(a) John Dashwood
(b) Fanny
(c) Willoughby
(d) Edward

2. What does Marianne do at the party?
(a) Mime
(b) Sing
(c) Play the piano
(d) Paint

3. When does Mrs. Dashwood want to make changes to the cottage?
(a) Immediately
(b) When her daughter's marry
(c) When the weather improves
(d) When they have settled in.

4. Which character does Mrs. Dashwood take an immediate dislike to?
(a) Edward
(b) Fanny
(c) Lucy
(d) John

5. Which two major character does Austen introduce in this chapter?
(a) Mr and Mrs Ferrars
(b) Sir John Middleton and Lady Middleton
(c) Lucy and Anne Steele
(d) Fanny and John Dashwood

6. Why does Elinor think her situation with Edward is better than Marianne's situation with Willoughby?
(a) They were never really love
(b) They never got engaged
(c) At least they can still be friendly
(d) Edward does not like socializing

7. Why is Marianne not happy Edward is marrying Elinor?
(a) He does not have a job
(b) He does not have any money
(c) He does not love her
(d) He is not dashing enough

8. What does Elinor worry Edward's mother and sister will force him to do?
(a) Give them a yearly allowance
(b) Find a job
(c) Socialize
(d) Marry a woman of higher standing

9. What does Marianne notice under Edward's ring?
(a) A small photograph
(b) A piece of paper
(c) Skin
(d) A lock of a hair

10. What secret does Brandon reveal to Elinor?
(a) That he has had an unhappy love affair with a woman similar to Marianne
(b) That he is AWOL
(c) That he is already married
(d) That he is in love with her

11. What are the first names of the Steele sisters?
(a) Daisy and Petal
(b) Paula and Rose
(c) Fran and Elizabeth
(d) Anne and Lucy

12. Whom does Elinor send a letter to when she arrives in London?
(a) Edward
(b) Margeret
(c) Her mother
(d) Willoughby

13. Who saves Marianne from her twisted ankle?
(a) John Dashwood
(b) Willoughby
(c) Mrs. Dashwood
(d) Edward

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

15. Which of the following characters is also present at the Middleton's dinner party?
(a) John Dashwood
(b) John Willoughby
(c) Colonel Brandon
(d) Edward Ferrars

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lucy concerned about her engagement to Edward?

2. Which two sisters go for a walk in the country?

3. How much money does Fanny convince John to give his sisters and stepmother?

4. Why does Elinor try to persuade Elinor to give Willoughby's present up?

5. How long does Edward stay with the Dashwoods?

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