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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 find herself alone with in the carriage ride home?

2. What does Emma vow to do for Harriet?

3. What news do Emma and Harriet receive that causes more excitement in Highbury?

4. Who else knows about the letter?

5. Why does Emma insist on escorting Harriet to Ford's to buy fabric?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose engagement has the entire village talking?

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

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

4. How does Mr. Elton react when he learns Harriet cannot attend a party due to a sore throat?

5. Why does Mr. Churchill cancel his plans to visit the Westons? Why is Mrs. Weston upset by this?

6. What is Emma's initial reaction to Mr. Churchill?

7. What does Mr. Churchill do that causes Emma to rethink her opinion of him? How does it affect Mr. Knightley's opinion of Mr. Churchill?

8. What happens when Emma maneuvers to leave Mr. Elton and Harriet alone together?

9. Who does Emma believe the anonymous benefactor of a pianoforte for Miss Fairfax is?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Mr. Churchill? Who is he related to? Why does Mr. Churchill not have his father's name? What are the circumstances of Mr. Churchill's birth? Is this unusual given the setting of the novel? How does Emma feel about Mr. Churchill? How does Mr. Churchill feel about Emma? Why does Mr. Knightley not like Mr. Churchill? Is his opinion important to Emma? What secret does Mr. Churchill harbor throughout the novel? Why does he keep this secret? How does the secret impact the people of the village when they learn the truth? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Mr. John Knightley? What is his relationship to Emma? To Mr. George Knightley? Why does Mr. John Knightley not like Mr. Woodhouse? What does Mr. Woodhouse do to annoy Mr. John Knightley? What is Mr. John Knightley's social status? How does his behavior reflect his social status? Is Mr. John Knightley a fair example of people of his social class? Why or why not? How does Mr. John Knightley affect Emma's behaviors and opinions? Does this change through the course of the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss character growth. What is character growth? Which characters in this novel show character growth? What has contributed to this character growth? Is character growth a positive change for these characters? Explain. How might the plot be affected if this growth had not occurred? Who shows the most growth? Why?

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