Sense and Sensibility

Why does Mrs. Dashwood decide to move out of Norland?

• She hates it there because it's full of bad memories.

• She is angry that Fanny thinks Elinor is trying to marry her brother.

• She thinks he's as greedy as his awful wife.

• She never wants to see him again.

Read the sentences from paragraph 8. Marianne and her mother encouraged each other now in the violence of their affliction. The agony of grief which overpowered them at first was voluntarily renewed, was sought for, and was created again and again. They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every reflection that could afford it, and resolved against ever admitting consolation in future. How does the figurative language in the sentences affect the meaning of the passage?

• It suggests that Mrs. Dashwood and Marianne are dishonest and are seeking to deceive Elinor.

• It describes the intensity of the behavior by Mrs. Dashwood and Marianne as a means to manipulate Elinor.

• It highlights the emotional responses of Mrs. Dashwood and Marianne in contrast to Elinor’s more reasoned approach.

• . It portrays Mrs. Dashwood and Marianne as intent on battling Elinor and Margaret over the inheritance they

  should receive.

Choose two ways that the relationship between John and Fanny Dashwood advances the plot of the passage.

• by contrasting Fanny’s character to John’s character

• by summarizing the feelings of John’s half-sisters toward Fanny

• by highlighting Fanny’s displeasure regarding her husband’s intentions

• by comparing the demeanor of Fanny to the demeanor of John’s sisters

• by describing Fanny’s understanding of her own behavior toward John’s family

How does the author use paragraphs 6-8 to create tension?

• by explaining Elinor’s role as advisor to her mother and sisters

• by describing Mrs. Dashwood’s rudeness compared to Elinor’s control

• by explaining Elinor’s reluctance to overlook Fanny Dashwood’s behavior

• by describing Elinor’s personality compared to her mother’s and Marianne’s

Which two details from paragraph 3 support the idea that John Dashwood’s promise to his father was insincere?

• When he gave his promise to his father, he meditated within himself to increase the fortunes of his sisters by the present of a thousand pounds apiece.

• He then really thought himself equal to it.

• The prospect of four thousand a year, in addition to his present income, besides the remaining half of his own mother's fortune, warmed his heart, and made him feel capable of generosity.

• It would be enough to make them completely easy.

• Three thousand pounds! He could spare so considerable a sum with little inconvenience.

Connect each quote on the left to the central idea it helps to develop on the right.

Part B : Which detail supports the answer to Part A?

• “Mr. John Dashwood did not have the strong feelings of the rest of the family, but he promised to do

  everything in his power to make them comfortable.” (paragraph )

• “His father was rendered easy by such an assurance, and Mr. John Dashwood then had leisure to consider

  how much there might prudently be in his power to do for them.” (paragraph 1)

• “. . . she would have left the house forever, had not the entreaty of her eldest girl induced her first to reflect

  on the propriety of going, and her own tender love for all her three daughters determined her afterwards to

  stay and, for their sakes, avoid a breach with their brother.” (paragraph 5)

• “How could he answer it to himself to rob his child, and his only child too, of so large a sum?” (paragraph

  10)

Choose the options that best complete the sentence.

The author's word choice in paragraph 5 develops a/an (detached, disgruntled, egotistical, skeptical) tone by (suspecting Fanny's intentions, describing Fanny's self-absorbed nature, explaining Mrs. Dashwood's difficult choice, demonstrating Mrs. Dashwood's isolations from her daughters).

What does the passage suggest about English women of the time?

• Women routinely gained independence through the inheritance of money.

• Women were often controlled by the distribution of wealth and inheritance.

• Women were expected to follow their mother's model to achieve independence.

• Women determined their status in society by displaying their ability and intellect.

How does the depiction in the image compare to Austen’s depiction of the scene in paragraph 10?

• Both the engraving and paragraph 10 suggest a self-centered desire for weath.

• Both the engraving and paragraph 10 emphasize various legitimate claims to wealth.

• The engraving emphasizes threats to wealth, while paragraph 10 emphasizes the sharing of wealth

  through compromise.

• The engraving suggests an unchallenged claim to wealth, while paragraph 10 depicts the Dashwood’s young son as the only legitimate heir to the family’s wealth.