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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following comments upsets Edward?
(a) That he is reserved
(b) That he has no taste
(c) That he has pig like eyes
(d) That he does not genuinely love Elinor

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

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

4. What arrives at Mrs. Jennings house while they are out?
(a) A card from Willoughby
(b) A carriage
(c) A gift from Willoughby
(d) A horse

5. What does Elinor think of Lady Middleton and Mrs. Jennings?
(a) That they are beautiful
(b) That they are intelligent
(c) That they are unfriendly
(d) That they are fairly boring

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is also present at the Middleton's dinner party?

2. What does Willoughby offer Marianne as a present?

3. What does Willoughby stand to inherit?

4. Why is Marianne upset when the Dashwoods arrive back home?

5. Who does Mrs. Jennings say is coming to town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Mrs. Dashwood's love of her daughter holds them back?

2. Is it important that Mr. and Mrs. Palmer are opposites?

3. In what ways does Austen present Margaret as immature and a thorn in the flesh of the more practical Elinor?

4. How does Edward's arrival produce new hope for the Dashwood's?

5. Why, if Elinor is so independent thinking and the one person in the family with sense, does she write to her mother for advice?

6. How do the group's discussion of what they will do with a fortune express their individual characters?

7. Does Elinor strike up a friendship with Lucy because she likes her?

8. Why do you think Edward never approaches the subject of why he is so upset?

9. How does Elinor further show her tact in this chapter?

10. How does Elinor display her logic and rationality in this chapter?

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