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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. Why could Willoughby not marry Marianne?
(a) His family would not allow it
(b) He was in too much debt
(c) He did not love her
(d) He lives too far away

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

3. Why does Elinor chastise her sister?
(a) She refuses to play the piano
(b) She entered Willoughby's house alone with him
(c) She offends the Colonel
(d) She insults Elinor

4. How much money does John initially decide to give his stepmother and sisters?
(a) 10,000 pounds
(b) 100 pounds
(c) 1,000 pounds
(d) 500 ponds

5. Who saves Marianne from her twisted ankle?
(a) John Dashwood
(b) Edward
(c) Willoughby
(d) Mrs. Dashwood

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elinor worry Edward's mother and sister will force him to do?

2. What does Willoughby stand to inherit?

3. How does Austen describe the cottage?

4. Who does Sir John bring to Barton Park?

5. What does Elinor ask Marianne proof of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the fact the sisters are going to London so important?

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

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

4. Is Elinor a better match for Edward than Lucy?

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

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

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

8. Is Marianne in love with Willoughby?

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

10. Is Mrs. Jennings merely a gossip, or does she genuinely care about people?

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