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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the Steele sisters does Elinor become friends with?
2. What baffles Marianne?
3. What does Lucy ask Elinor to do to help Edward become a minister?
4. Why does Marianne hope for cold weather?
5. What does Marianne want to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Do you think John is a naturally selfish person, or has Fanny turned him against his family?
3. How does Edward's arrival produce new hope for the Dashwood's?
4. How do the group's discussion of what they will do with a fortune express their individual characters?
5. Why do you think Austen presents Sir John and his wife as nice people, but overall overbred simpletons?
6. What does Sir John's character say about eighteenth century upper class?
7. What do you think the importance of Willoughby is to the story at this point?
8. Why do you think Edward never approaches the subject of why he is so upset?
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. In this chapter, why is Brandon's sudden departure so important to the development of his character and particularly in comparison to Willoughby?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Why? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters with other characters? How do the character's goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 2
Why do think social events are so important to the upper classes in eighteenth century Britain? Do you think events are purely informal? Why do you think Edward and Elinor react against such a life?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Austen's life. In what way do you think her life and personality is reflected in the book?
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