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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Colonel Brandon tell Mrs Dashwood on her way to Cleveland?
(a) That he intended to marry Marianne
(b) That he intended to marry Elinor
(c) His life story
(d) His secret about Miss Williams

2. What does Marianne's illness deepen into?
(a) Consumption
(b) Plague
(c) Hooping cough
(d) Influenza

3. How does Elinor react to Edward's sudden appearance?
(a) She becomes the good hostess
(b) She walks out of the room
(c) She shouts at Edward for playing with her feelings
(d) She tells Edward she loves him

4. Who does Mrs. Jennings think will be a minister at Elinor's wedding?
(a) Sir John
(b) John Dashwood
(c) Willoughby
(d) Edward

5. Where do the Dashwoods and Mrs. Jennings go?
(a) Play polo
(b) On a shopping trip
(c) Horse riding
(d) Play golf

6. Why does Mrs Palmer leave the house when Marianne falls ill?
(a) She is worried she will get sick
(b) She is worried her baby will get sick.
(c) She has to go and see her mother.
(d) She cannot bear to see Marianne in pain

7. What has happened to Mrs Palmer?
(a) She has had a baby girl
(b) She has taken ill
(c) She has inherited a lot of money
(d) She has had a baby boy

8. Why does Colonel Brandon tell Elinor his story?
(a) For sympathy
(b) To appear a good match for Marianne
(c) To make Marianne feel better
(d) To appear a good match for Elinor

9. Who enters the room when Lucy and Elinor are having a conversation?
(a) Robert Ferrars
(b) Willoughby
(c) Edward
(d) Colonel Brandon

10. What does Edward ask Elinor?
(a) To marry him
(b) For some money
(c) To be bridesmaid at his wedding to Miss Grey
(d) To come to London

11. In what way does Elinor think Willoughby feels regret at not marrying Marianne?
(a) It has not made him feel happy
(b) He feels sorry that he has hurt Marianne
(c) He just want to feel sorry for himself
(d) He does not love Miss Grey

12. How does Marianne keep her mind off Willoughby?
(a) She sleeps
(b) She make sure she is around people all the time
(c) She exercises and reads books
(d) She goes for long walks

13. What had Elinor hoped would happen?
(a) Lucy would pass away
(b) Lucy's impatirnce would get the better of her
(c) Brandon would ask her to marry him
(d) Edward would break his engagement with Lucy

14. How does Elinor initially react to Willoughby's appearance?
(a) Horrified, she tries to leave the room
(b) She shouts at him and insists he leaves
(c) She faints
(d) She throws a bucket of water over him

15. What do Elinor's visitors in this chapter urge her to do while in Cleveland?
(a) Visit Edward
(b) Try the local ale
(c) Visit Colonel Brandon
(d) Go mushroom picking

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the letter to Marianne from?

2. Why is Marianne pleased to be going to Cleveland?

3. Why does Elinor think she can feel sympathy for Willoughby?

4. Why does Marianne have to spend a day with Mrs. Palmer and Mrs.Jennings?

5. Why is Elinor surprised at her friends?

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