TitleSense and Sensibility Jane AustenAuthor 1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 4 Who said this? Sir John Middleton, Edward Ferrars, a Marianne got excited very easily. Colonel Brandon, Elinor, Marianne, Lucy Steele, b Marianne was older than Elinor. Willoughby. c Barton Cottage was bigger than Norland Park. a ‘I could not be happy with a man who does not d Sir John Middleton was friendly. share all my feelings.’ ……………….. e Willoughby carried Marianne home because b ‘He’s pleasant, and sociable, and has got she had hurt her ankle. the nicest little gundog I ever saw.’ f Colonel Brandon was older than Willoughby. ……………….. TEST g Edward had a lock of hair in a ring. c ‘At present – my time is not my own.’ h Colonel Brandon and Willoughby fought a ……………….. duel. d ‘I sincerely love Willoughby and find it painful i Marianne stayed at the Palmers’ house to suspect his intentions.’ ……………….. C O M P R E H E N S I O N because she had hurt her leg. e ‘Money can only give happiness when there is j Robert Ferrars married Lucy Steele. nothing else to give it.’ ……………….. f ‘We have been engaged for four years now.’ 20 marks ……………….. g ‘She left to my care her little girl, Eliza.’ 2 Put the following events in the right order. Number ……………….. them 1–10. h ‘The vicar’s duties there are light.’ a Elinor and Marianne go to London. ……………….. b Marianne falls – and meets Willoughby. i ‘What a hard-hearted scoundrel I was.’ c Edward tells Elinor that his brother is married. ……………….. d Willoughby returns Marianne’s letters. j ‘My brother is now married to Miss Lucy e The Dashwoods move to Devon. Steele.’ ……………….. f Colonel Brandon tells Elinor the truth about Willoughby and Eliza. 20 marks g Elinor and Marianne marry. h Marianne and Elinor go to stay with the 5 Who, in the story ... Sir John Middleton, Colonel Palmers in Somerset. Brandon, Mrs John Dashwood, Lady Middleton, i The Dashwoods visit Sir John and meet Edward Ferrars Colonel Brandon. a ... persuaded her husband not to keep a promise. j Edward Ferrars comes to Devon for the first ……………….. time. b ... loved shooting. ……………….. c ... did not enjoy studying law? ……………….. 20 marks d ... was the mother of some rather noisy children? ……………….. 3 Who said this? Who did they say it to? Mrs Dashwood, e ... took care of his brother’s wife’s daughter? Marianne, Mrs John Dashwood, Mr John Dashwood, ……………….. Colonel Brandon, Edward Ferrars, Elinor. a ‘I must do something for them when they leave 20 marks Norland for a new home.’ ……………….. to ……………….. Total marks b ‘What are your mother’s plans for you?’ ……………….. to ……………….. c ‘Is that your sister’s hair in the ring?’ ……………….. to ……………….. d ‘He has not made or broken any promise to me.’ ……………….. to ……………….. e ‘We met by appointment, but both of us returned unwounded.’ ……………….. to ……………….. 20 marks OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 52 22 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE BWStage5Testsp5-MB.indd 22 01/02/08 10:28:45 Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen Setting 13 Elinor had a great deal of _____. a □ humour and honour b □ intelligence and Choose the best answer. common sense c □ passion and praise 1 The Dashwood family had owned Norland Park d □ sorrow and taste in _____ for many years. 14 Marianne was like her mother because she _____. a □ Essex b □ Sussex c □ Exeter d □ Somerset a □ had strong feelings b □ was always late 2 As a sign of the old Mr Dashwood’s affection c □ liked horses d □ was never sad for the sisters, he left them _____. 15 Margaret, _____, seemed likely to grow up a □ his house b □ his horses c □ one without her sisters’ advantages. thousand pounds each d □ a cottage a □ an ugly girl of fourteen b □ a sad girl of 3 The old man left his fortune to his nephew, Mr twelve c □ a very intelligent girl of fifteen Henry Dashwood, to _____. d □ a pleasant girl of thirteen a □ use during his life b □ buy a house 16 Edward Ferrars was the son of a man who _____. c □ give away d □ spend as he wished a □ didn’t like his children b □ didn’t have any 4 Mr Henry Dashwood outlived his uncle by _____. money c □ had died very rich d □ had left his a □ many years b □ five years c □ one year money to his sister d □ ten years 17 Mrs Jennings was a rather _____ lady. 5 John Dashwood promised his father he’d _____. a □ vulgar old b □ unhappy young a □ sell the house b □ make his father’s family c □ sad old d □ ugly young comfortable c □ let the three sisters live in the 18 Marianne and Margaret thought that _____ was house d □ give Mrs Dashwood some money an old bachelor. TEST TEST 6 John Dashwood finally decided to offer Mrs a □ Sir John Middleton b □ Edward Ferrars Dashwood _____. c □ Colonel Brandon d □ Willoughby a □ some money b □ the house 19 Marianne met Willoughby when she fell _____. c □ a carriage d □ neighbourly assistance a □ off a horse b □ in love c □ down the hill MULTIPLE-CHOICE MULTIPLE-CHOICE 7 Mrs Dashwood wanted to keep her daughters at d □ over on ice Norland after _____ arrived. 20 Willoughby had no house in Devonshire and a □ Mrs John Dashwood b □ Edward Ferrars stayed in Allenham with _____. c □ John Dashwood d □ Robert Ferrars a □ Mrs Smith b □ Colonel Brandon 8 Elinor thought many houses were _____. c □ Sir John Middleton d □ Mrs Jennings a □ were too large for their income b □ were not large enough c □ were not close 20 marks enough to Norland d □ did not have gardens 9 The family were offered a house by _____. a □ Mrs John Dashwood b □ Edward Ferrars Dialogue c □ Sir John Middleton d □ Mrs Jennings Who said this? 10 The furniture was sent to Barton. Mainly sheets, 21 ‘… they will each have more than three plates, books, and a _____. thousand pounds on their mother’s death.’ a □ carriage and horses b □ piano of a □ John Dashwood b □ Elinor c □ Edward Marianne’s c □ piano of Elinor’s d □ table Ferrars d □ Henry Dashwood 20 marks 22 ‘Dear Norland! I shall miss you all my life.’ a □ Elinor b □ John Dashwood c □ Marianne d □ Margaret Characters 23 ‘Brandon is just the kind of man whom everybody speaks well of, and nobody cares for.’ Choose the best answer. a □ Marianne b □ Willoughby c □ Elinor 11 Mrs John Dashwood arrived unexpectedly at d □ Mrs Dashwood Norland with _____. 24 ‘I have no wish to be grand or important.’ a □ all her furniture b □ her husband a □ Willoughby b □ Edward Ferrars c □ her child and servants d □ money c □ Elinor d □ Brandon 12 Elinor frequently acted as _____. 25 ‘Edward. Is that your sister’s hair in the ring?’ a □ her mother’s adviser b □ a mother a □ Elinor b □ Lucy c □ Mrs Dashwood c □ mistress of the house d □ head of the family d □ Marianne OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 5 60 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE BWStage5Testsp5-MB.indd 60 01/02/08 10:28:51 Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen 26 ‘We have been engaged for four years now.’ Plot a □ Lucy Steele b □ Marianne Choose the best answer. c □ Willoughby d □ Anne Steele 27 ‘Has no letter been left for me?’ 41 Just before his death, Henry Dashwood sent for his son and begged him to take care of _____. a □ Willoughby b □ Brandon c □ Elinor a □ the house b □ the servants c □ his dogs d □ Marianne 28 ‘I only wish there were anything I could do d □ his stepmother and sisters which might be of comfort to you.’ 42 Mrs Dashwood took great pleasure in informing _____ that she had found a house. a □ Marianne b □ Mrs Jennings a □ her stepson and his wife b □ Mrs Jennings c □ Willoughby d □ Elinor 29 ‘I should have discovered his intentions earlier.’ c □ Elinor d □ the servants 43 In Barton, the Dashwoods never imagined their a □ Elinor b □ Mrs Dashwood c □ Colonel days would be full of _____. Brandon d □ Sir John Middleton 30 ‘My engagement to Lucy was certainly foolish,…’ a □ parties and excursions b □ shopping and visiting c □ singing and dancing d □ painting a □ Edward Ferrars b □ Willoughby 44 Mrs Jennings discovered that Marianne and c □ Colonel Brandon d □ Robert Ferrars _____ had gone to Mrs Smith’s house. 20 marks a □ Elinor b □ Edward c □ Colonel Brandon d □ Willoughby 45 Willoughby told the Dashwoods that he had to Vocabulary leave Barton because _____. a □ his friends wanted him to b □ Colonel TEST Choose the best answer. Brandon said so c □ he was going to London on 31 to surprise someone very much business d □ Marianne would not marry him a □ deceive b □ astonish c □ attract d □ spoil 46 Marianne was disappointed that _____ 32 the female head of a house, who employs servants behaviour towards Elinor was very unlike a lover’s. MULTIPLE-CHOICE a □ mother-in-law b □ stepmother a □ Edward Ferrars’ b □ Willoughby’s c □ c □ bachelor d □ mistress Colonel Brandon’s d □ Sir John’s 33 a strong feeling or emotion, especially of love hate 47 Sir John met the Miss Steeles _____ and invited a □ passion b □ praise c □ sorrow them to stay at Barton Park. d □ affection a □ at a dance b □ in winter c □ at Colonel 34 to suffer pain or unhappiness; to accept Barton’s house d □ on an excursion something unpleasant without complaint 48 Mrs Jennings heard that Marianne’s rival for a □ bear b □ deserve c □ blush d □ sob Willoughby was _____.