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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marianne not want to go to Cleveland?
(a) She is feeling ill
(b) It is even further away from Barton cottage
(c) It takes a week to travel there
(d) It is near to Willoughby's family home

2. What does Marianne decide in this chapter?
(a) She has been very naive
(b) She loves Brandon
(c) She is over Willoughby
(d) She still loves Willoughby

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

4. Why does Elinor think the marriage between Edward and Lucy was so quick?
(a) Because Edward fears he will change his mind
(b) Before anyone can stop them.
(c) Because Lucy has no patience
(d) Because Edward has no patience

5. Where are the Dashwoods preparing to travel to?
(a) Cleveland
(b) Durham
(c) Newcastle
(d) Leighton Buzzard

6. What does Elinor tell Marianne?
(a) That Willoughby never loved her
(b) That Colonel Brandon wants to marry her
(c) That she is a bad person
(d) Willoughby's story about Miss Williams

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

8. Why does Marianne have to spend a day with Mrs. Palmer and Mrs.Jennings?
(a) Elinor tells her it would be rude not to
(b) Because it is raining
(c) She does not know the area well enough
(d) She is trying to get on Mrs. Jennings' good side.

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

10. What does Marianne agree to accept?
(a) That Brandon is a good man
(b) That Willoughby did not love her
(c) That she does have the charm to marry someone like Willoughby
(d) Willoughby's guilt

11. Who does Mrs. Jennings think Elinor is getting married to?
(a) Edward
(b) Colonel Brandon
(c) WiIloughby
(d) Sir John

12. What does Elinor learn from Anne Steele?
(a) Lucy has take ill
(b) Lucy knows Elinor is in love with Edward
(c) She is engaged to Colonel Brandon
(d) Edward has broken off his engagement with Lucy

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

14. What does Fanny regret?
(a) Not giving the Dashwood's financial support
(b) Telling Elinor Edward is marrying Lucy
(c) Not bringing her umbrella
(d) Not visiting the Dashwoods while they were in London

15. Who is the next person to arrive in Cleveland?
(a) Edward
(b) Lucy Steele
(c) Mrs. Dashwood
(d) Anne Steele

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Mrs. Dashwood unhappy with herself?

3. What illness does Marianne contract?

4. How long is the journey from London to Cleveland?

5. Why is Marianne happy she did not marry Willoughby?

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