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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. Where do the Dashwoods travel to next?
(a) Barton Cottage
(b) London
(c) Bristol
(d) Delaford

2. Where do the Palmers live?
(a) Wigan
(b) Peterborough
(c) Liverpool
(d) Cleveland

3. Who enters the room when Lucy and Elinor are having a conversation?
(a) Edward
(b) Willoughby
(c) Robert Ferrars
(d) Colonel Brandon

4. Why does Colonel Brandon leave?
(a) He cannot bear to see Marianne in pain
(b) He has to prepare the parsonage for Edward
(c) He has to meet Miss Williams
(d) To fetch Mrs. Dashwood

5. Why does Mrs Palmer leave the house when Marianne falls ill?
(a) She cannot bear to see Marianne in pain
(b) She is worried her baby will get sick.
(c) She has to go and see her mother.
(d) She is worried she will get sick

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs Dashwood thank?

2. Who is the next person to arrive in Cleveland?

3. Who does Marianne marry?

4. Who does Edward say has married Lucy?

5. Why does Marianne have to spend a day with Mrs. Palmer and Mrs.Jennings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Elinor make the right decision in telling her about Willoughby?

2. Is Elinor closer to Marianne in character than first thought?

3. What did you think are the differences between Willoughby's story and Brandon's earlier tale?

4. In what ways are Marianne and Mrs. Dashwood alike?

5. Why does Austen present John Dashwood as a comic figure?

6. Do you think Marianne can be happy with Colonel Brandon?

7. How much does Marianne's mental state contribute to her illness?

8. Do you think the Dashwoods like John?

9. Is Willoughby a better match for Marianne than the Colonel?

10. How do the sisters differing reactions to leaving London show the contrast between sense and sensibility?

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