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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. Who does Elinor see Willoughby with?
(a) His elderly mother
(b) Lucy Steele
(c) A princess
(d) A fashionable looking young woman

2. What does Marianne plan to do while in London?
(a) Visit the national gallery
(b) Meet royalty
(c) Find a husband
(d) Visit Willoughby

3. Who is Colonel Brandon fixated on?
(a) Mrs Dashwood
(b) Margaret
(c) Elinor
(d) Marianne

4. Why is Lucy concerned about her engagement to Edward?
(a) He does not make enough money to keep a wife
(b) He has not bought her a ring
(c) He is not attractive enough
(d) He does not seem interested in her

5. Why does Elinor wonder if Marianne and Willoughby will be able to sustain a conversation?
(a) They have already covered several topics
(b) They don't know each other well enough
(c) They hate each other
(d) They are both very reserved people

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Elinor keep herself busy when Edward leaves?

2. What does Elinor ask Mrs Jennings to stop doing?

3. How do they Steel sisters win over Lady Middleton?

4. Who does Elinor hope to find more about while in London?

5. Why does Mrs. Dashwood not want her daughters to mingle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think John and Fanny have illegitimate reasons for not giving money to the Dashwood's?

2. In what way does Austen use Colonel Brandon to highlight the sister's differences in character?

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

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

5. Do you think John is a naturally selfish person, or has Fanny turned him against his family?

6. Why do you think that at this point in the story, Austen has given the reader a lot more information about Colonel Brandon than about Willoughby?

7. Why is Mrs. Dashwood so taken with Willoughby?

8. Why is Elinor presented as the one who will make the right decisions for the Dashwoods?

9. Is Marianne in love with Willoughby?

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

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