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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 is the result of this meeting between Harriet and a visitor from Highbury?

2. Where does Emma send Harriet?

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

4. How does Mr. Woodhouse respond to Emma's engagement?

5. Why does Emma try to keep word of the incident from her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Emma decide to match Harriet with next?

2. Who saves Harriet from an attack by gypsies?

3. Why does Mr. Woodhouse change his mind about Emma marrying Mr. Knightley?

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

5. Why does Mr. Knightley dislike Mr. Churchill? Does this influence the comments he makes to Emma regarding Mr. Churchill and Miss Fairfax?

6. Who does Emma question about his feelings for Miss Fairfax? Does she believe his answers?

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

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

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

10. Who else becomes engaged? To whom?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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