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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jane's quarters in Bath are _____________, and she travels to Godmersham.
(a) Not comfortable.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Comfortable.

2. Jane is pleased by Ly Gordon's manners, but thinks Ly Elizabeth and Miss Hatton have _________ to say.
(a) Extraordinary things.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Too much.
(d) Too little.

3. Jane receives a copy of her "own darling child" from London, referring to the publication of what novel?
(a) Persuasion.
(b) Mansfield Park.
(c) Pride and Prejudice.
(d) Sense and Sensibility.

4. When Mr. Austen inquires about Tom, she tells him that her nephew is studying for _____________ in London and sends his regrets to Mrs. Austen on her illness.
(a) His medical license.
(b) The bar.
(c) His teacher certification.
(d) The GED.

5. Jane's aunt and uncle offer James an allowance of ___________ pounds a year, and James plans to keep two more horses.
(a) Two hundred.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) Four hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jane is disappointed that Cassandra is doing what?

2. The Austens' journey to Kent will include Frank if he is not ____________ at the time.

3. She has read Sarah Harriet Burney's "Clarentine" and finds it how?

4. Jane dissuades Cassandra from asking who to escort her to Steventon?

5. Jane quotes Hester Piozzi in "Letters to and from the late Samuel Johnson" in praise of Mr. Deedes' __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the plans coming for moving to Bath?

2. What is said regarding Mr. Austen's death?

3. What does Jane say about her stay with Mrs. Knight?

4. Describe Jane's trip to Paragon.

5. What does Jane say about Miss Chamberlayne?

6. Why does Jane offer her former admirers to Mary? How does this situation end differently than she had initially expected?

7. What is mentioned about one of Jane's novels?

8. What is Jane's opinion regarding her brother's health? What does the apothecary say about Edward?

9. Where are the Bullers headed? What does Jane think of this?

10. Why do Edward and Frank leave, according to Jane? What does she wish for Cassandra?

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