2. Which two sisters go for a walk in the country?
(a) Marianne and Elinor
(b) Margaret and Elinor
(c) Elinor and Fanny
(d) Margaret and Marianne

3. How much money does Edward earn per year?
(a) 1,000-2,000 pounds
(b) 10,000 pounds
(c) 1,800-2,000 pounds
(d) 3,000-4,000 pounds

4. Who does Elinor hope to find more about while in London?
(a) Fanny
(b) Willoughby
(c) Edward
(d) John Dashwood

5. Which two character does Mrs. Jennings try to match up?
(a) Colonel Brandon and Lady Middleton
(b) Marianne and Colonel Brandon
(c) Marianne and Sir John
(d) Elinor and Colonel Brandon

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Dashwoods visit in this chapter?

2. What does Willoughby offer Marianne as a present?

3. Why does John express sorrow to the fact the Dashwoods are moving so faraway?

4. What does Lucy ask Elinor to do to help Edward become a minister?

5. Why is Lucy concerned about her engagement to Edward?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Marianne in love with Willoughby?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Elinor dislike Willoughby so much?

10. What comparisons does Austen draw from the Dashwood's situation at Norland with John and their new situation in Barton with Sir John?

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