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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. What does Elinor reflect?
2. How does Marianne keep her mind off Willoughby?
3. Who do John and Fanny plan a party for?
4. How does Elinor react to Edward's sudden appearance?
5. What does Elinor learn from Anne Steele?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Mrs. Jennings role within the story.
2. In what ways are Marianne and Mrs. Dashwood alike?
3. Is Elinor closer to Marianne in character than first thought?
4. Is Elinor and Edward's marriage a victory of true love over societal expectations?
5. What did you think are the differences between Willoughby's story and Brandon's earlier tale?
6. Is John completely dominated by his wife?
7. Is Lucy a bad person?
8. Is is right that and true to the character of Elinor that she should forgive Edward so easily?
9. What does Elinor's unhappy reaction show about her logical character?
10. What is the importance of the Steele's appearance in the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Austen's life. In what way do you think her life and personality is reflected in the book?
Essay Topic 2
Setting plays a big part in the novel, and the Dashwoods find themselves going from one extreme to another. With this mind, compare the following settings and its effects on the characters and the story. Do the characters behavior change during the novel? Is it significant Marianne gets ill in Cleveland rather than London?
1) London versus Cleveland
2) Norland Park versus Barton Park
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the chronological setting of the novel. What forms of transportation did they use? What methods of communication did they use? How does it affect the character's decisions? Do you think the characters would have made different life decisions if they were exposed to a more efficient way of living?
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