View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marianne agree to accept?
(a) Willoughby's guilt
(b) That Willoughby did not love her
(c) That she does have the charm to marry someone like Willoughby
(d) That Brandon is a good man

2. What does Lucy Steele tell Elinor?
(a) Colonel Brandon is in love with Elinor
(b) Edward is in town
(c) She has broken off the engagement with Edward
(d) She has fallen in love with John Dashwood

3. Who does Mrs. Dashwood say is in London?
(a) John and Fanny Dashwood
(b) Edward
(c) The Palmers
(d) The Steele sisters

4. What illness does Marianne contract?
(a) Scurvy
(b) Plague
(c) Consumption
(d) Cold

5. What does Brandon say is the main problem with the parsonage?
(a) It is too old and needs repairs
(b) It is too small for a married couple
(c) It is located outside the village
(d) It is not very pretty

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Jennings say will now marry Marianne?

2. Why is Colonel Brandon pleased?

3. Who does the Dashwood's servant say she saw in town?

4. What is Elinor's reaction to the news that Edward is not marrying Lucy?

5. How long is the journey from London to Cleveland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think the Dashwoods like John?

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

3. Have the sisters changed during their time in London?

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

5. Why is it important that the Colonel is one of the oldest characters in the book?

6. Does Marianne's illness change her?

7. Why does the Colonel ask Elinor to tell Edward about his new position in the Parish?

8. In what ways does Marianne's illness show the difference between the characters?

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

10. Is Elinor and Edward's marriage a victory of true love over societal expectations?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 738 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample