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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mrs.Jennings bring for a visit?
(a) The Steele sisters
(b) John Willoughby
(c) Fanny and John Dashwood
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Palmer

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

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

4. Why does Mrs. Dashwood like Edward?
(a) He is sensitive and loving
(b) He is a fabulous artist
(c) He comes from a good family
(d) He is rich

5. Where do the Dashwoods visit in this chapter?
(a) Norland Estate
(b) The Middleton's house
(c) Cleveland
(d) Barton Park

6. Which of the following words does Austen use to describe Sir John?
(a) A rogue
(b) A libertine
(c) A sportsman
(d) A charlatan

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

8. What does Lucy want Edward to do for a living?
(a) Become a playwright
(b) Become an actor
(c) Become a politician
(d) Become a minister

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

10. Which nearby manor do the character's intend to visit the next day?
(a) Barton
(b) Norden
(c) Whitwell
(d) Cleveland

11. Why is Edward reluctant to leave?
(a) He dislikes Norland
(b) He has nowhere to go
(c) He dislikes Fanny
(d) He does not want to leave Elinor

12. Who does Sir John bring to Barton Park?
(a) John Dashwood
(b) Edward
(c) The Steele sisters
(d) Willoughby

13. Why does John express sorrow to the fact the Dashwoods are moving so faraway?
(a) He does not want to be left alone with his wife
(b) He will have to deliver furniture by boat rather than by road
(c) He needed them to do the house work
(d) He wanted to get to know them better

14. Why does Elinor persuade her sister to stay in London?
(a) She wants to see Edward
(b) She does not want to seem rude to Mrs Jennings
(c) She wants to find a job
(d) She is not well enogh to travel

15. What baffles Marianne?
(a) Elinor and Edward's logical conversation
(b) Edward's hat
(c) Edward's poetry
(d) Edward's bad mood

Short Answer Questions

1. Who saves Marianne from her twisted ankle?

2. How does Austen describe the cottage?

3. Who is Colonel Brandon fixated on?

4. Why does Marianne hope for cold weather?

5. What topic of conversation do the Dashwoods draw Edward into?

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