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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. What does Marianne do at the party?
(a) Play the piano
(b) Sing
(c) Mime
(d) Paint
2. What does Mrs. Dashwood inform John of in this chapter?
(a) That she is moving
(b) That she does not like his wife
(c) That she never wants to see again
(d) That she thinks he is greedy
3. Which of the following words does Austen use to describe Sir John?
(a) A sportsman
(b) A libertine
(c) A rogue
(d) A charlatan
4. Who does Elinor see Willoughby with?
(a) A fashionable looking young woman
(b) Lucy Steele
(c) A princess
(d) His elderly mother
5. What arrives at Mrs. Jennings house while they are out?
(a) A gift from Willoughby
(b) A horse
(c) A card from Willoughby
(d) A carriage
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Elinor worry Edward's mother and sister will force him to do?
2. What information is Marianne unwilling to share with her mother?
3. Who does Mrs. Jennings say is coming to town?
4. Why is Lucy concerned about her engagement to Edward?
5. How long does Edward stay with the Dashwoods?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why, if Elinor is so independent thinking and the one person in the family with sense, does she write to her mother for advice?
2. Do you think John is a naturally selfish person, or has Fanny turned him against his family?
3. 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?
4. Is Marianne in love with Willoughby?
5. In what way does Austen use Colonel Brandon to highlight the sister's differences in character?
6. Why do you think Elinor tries to act normally with Edward even though she is upset with his strange behavior?
7. What does Sir John's character say about eighteenth century upper class?
8. How do the group's discussion of what they will do with a fortune express their individual characters?
9. What comparisons does Austen draw from the Dashwood's situation at Norland with John and their new situation in Barton with Sir John?
10. Why do you think Edward never approaches the subject of why he is so upset?
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