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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 has gone to London and run into Harriet?

2. Who is the first of the three local couples to get married?

3. Why does Emma decide to host a party at Hartfield?

4. Why is Emma put off with Mr. Churchill at this party?

5. Who befriends Miss Fairfax in the beginning of Volume 2, Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompts the Westons to return to their plans to throw a ball?

2. What decision does Mr. Knightley make when Emma tells him why she cannot marry him immediately?

3. Who interferes with Emma's attempt to make amends with Miss Fairfax?

4. Who decides to become a governess, making this announcement at Emma's dinner party?

5. Who complains about the accoutrements of the wedding as Emma and Mr. Knightley are wed?

6. Who does Emma learn has passed away?

7. Why does Mr. Knightley continue to dislike Mr. Churchill?

8. Who disapproves of Emma's engagement to Mr. Knightley?

9. Who has gotten married? What does Emma think of this match?

10. How does Miss Fairfax react to Emma's attempts to apologize for her past behavior?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss matchmaking. Who is the matchmaker in this novel? How does this person go about matching people together? Do these schemes work? How does this person know who to match and how they feel about one another? Is their more than one matchmaker in the novel? Is so, who is the other matchmaker? How is this person's matchmaking different from the other character's matchmaking? Who is more successful? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Mr. Martin? Why does Emma not approve of his desire to marry Harriet? How does Emma treat Mr. Martin? How does Harriet treat Mr. Martin? Why does Emma put a time limit on a visit Harriet makes to the Martin home? Is this appropriate? How do Harriet and Mr. Martin finally get together? How does Emma feel about this match? Why does Emma's feelings change? Should Emma have listened to Harriet's opinion on Mr. Martin despite her personal opinion of Mr. Martin's social status? How does Emma's change of heart reflect her character growth?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Mrs. Elton? Where is she from? How does Emma feel about Mrs. Elton? How does Harriet feel about Mrs. Elton? Do the people of the village like Mrs. Elton? How does Mrs. Elton attempt to embarrass Harriet at the Westons' ball? Why? Why does Mrs. Elton constantly express unpleasant things about Emma? Why does Mrs. Elton's opinion matter? Is Mrs. Elton jealous? Why?

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