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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. Where do the Palmers live?
2. What is John's opinion of Willoughby?
3. Who do the Dashwoods visit at the beginning of the chapter?
4. Who saves Marianne from her twisted ankle?
5. Who is Colonel Brandon fixated on?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Elinor further show her tact in this chapter?
2. Is it important that Mr. and Mrs. Palmer are opposites?
3. Why does Elinor dislike Willoughby so much?
4. Is Brandon a good match for Elinor?
5. Is Elinor a better match for Edward than Lucy?
6. Do you think John and Fanny have illegitimate reasons for not giving money to the Dashwood's?
7. Do you think Mrs. Dashwood's love of her daughter holds them back?
8. How is Willoughby's letter symbolize his manipulative nature?
9. How do the group's discussion of what they will do with a fortune express their individual characters?
10. In what ways does Austen present Margaret as immature and a thorn in the flesh of the more practical Elinor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss opposites in the novel. Do all the characters have an opposite, for example Marianne and Elinor? What would do you think would happen to Marianne if Elinor was not there to help her, and vice versa? Are their some characters in the novel who don't have an opposite to counteract their personality? What happens to them?
Essay Topic 2
Setting plays a big part in the novel, and the Dashwoods find themselves going from one extreme to another. With this mind, compare the following settings and its effects on the characters and the story. Do the characters behavior change during the novel? Is it significant Marianne gets ill in Cleveland rather than London?
1) London versus Cleveland
2) Norland Park versus Barton Park
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Austen's life. In what way do you think her life and personality is reflected in the book?
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