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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 Mrs. Dashwood say is in London?
(a) John and Fanny Dashwood
(b) Edward
(c) The Palmers
(d) The Steele sisters

2. What does Marianne decide in this chapter?
(a) She still loves Willoughby
(b) She loves Brandon
(c) She is over Willoughby
(d) She has been very naive

3. Why would moving to Delaford cause Elinor pain?
(a) She would be too near WIlloughby
(b) She will be too far away from Edward
(c) She would not be around enough people
(d) She will be too close to Edward

4. What does Elinor reflect?
(a) That WIlloughby is not a bad person
(b) That she needs to go home and sleep
(c) That she can never forgive Willoughby
(d) That she can see what Marianne sees in Willoughby

5. What does John Dashwood suggest in his letter?
(a) That Mrs. Dashwood should get a job
(b) That Elinor marries Colonel Brandon
(c) That Mrs. Dashwood comes to live with them at Norwood
(d) That Edward writes his mother a letter to apologize

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Elinor's reaction to the news that Edward is not marrying Lucy?

2. What kind of party are Elinor and Marianne invited to?

3. What has happened to Mrs Palmer?

4. Why is Fanny upset?

5. What does Edward ask Elinor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Has Elinor's sense always had a positive impact on the characters?

2. Describe Mrs. Jennings role within the story.

3. In what ways are Marianne and Mrs. Dashwood alike?

4. Is Lucy a bad person?

5. Is Elinor and Edward's marriage a victory of true love over societal expectations?

6. In what ways does Marianne's illness show the difference between the characters?

7. Does Elinor make the right decision in telling her about Willoughby?

8. Is Brandon an honorable man?

9. How are Elinor and Marianne different from the society they live in?

10. How is Mrs. Dashwood one of the more unselfish characters in the book?

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