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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. Who does Emma believe the donor of the pianoforte is?

2. Where does Mrs. Weston repeatedly attempt to persuade Emma to go?

3. Who takes the finished art project to London for framing?

4. Who decides to throw a ball to honor Mr. Churchill?

5. What is Harriet's response?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Harriet run into in town and later invites Harriet to have tea?

2. What does Mr. Elton do that causes Emma to change her mind about his manners?

3. How does Harriet react when Emma tells her that Mr. Elton declared his love for Emma? Why?

4. Who proposes to Harriet? What is unusual about this proposal?

5. Who does Harriet want to be matched with?

6. What subject does Miss Fairfax refuse to elaborate on with Emma?

7. Who objects to Emma's friendship with Harriet?

8. Who asks Emma to save him the first two dances at the ball the Westons are planning?

9. What causes a delay in the delivery of an invitation to the Coles' party for the Woodhouses?

10. Who does Mr. John Knightley believe is in love with Emma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss marriage. What is marriage? How is marriage viewed by the novel's characters? Is it important for women to be married in the setting of this novel? Why or why not? Is marriage a career for some women? Is marriage something to aspire to? How does Emma feel about marriage? How does Harriet feel about marriage? How do their views compare? How does Isabella feel about marriage? What kind of example does Isabella set for Emma in regards to marriage? Does Emma aspire to have what Isabella has? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss setting. When is this novel set? Where is the novel set? How does the setting impact the development of the plot? How might the novel be different if it were set in modern times? What are the values of the time period in which the novel is set? How do those values compare to modern values? How does the location of the setting affect the characters? Would the novel be different if it had been set in New York City or Tokyo? How?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Harriet? How do Harriet and Emma become friends? Who are Harriet's parents? Are their identity important to Harriet? Why or why not? Who does Harriet fall in love with? Why does Harriet go along with Emma's scheme to match Harriet to Mr. Elton? Does Harriet love Mr. Elton? Why does Harriet come to believe no man will ever love her? Whose fault is this? Does Harriet ever find love? How?

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