1)Throughout this passage Elinor is MOST LIKELY alluding to what feeling while speaking with Willoughby?
- Discontent with Willoughby’s arrival.
- Anger for his physical state.
- Conflicting feelings towards his arrival and explanation.
- Annoyed with his behavior.
- Demanding for an apology.
2) Austen uses many literary devices throughout this passage, WHICH literary device do you think is used in the line “Elinor looked at him with greater astonishment than ever. She began to think that he must be in liquor;--the strangeness of such a visit, and of such manners, seemed no otherwise intelligible; and with this impression she immediately rose, saying,?”
- Irony
- Imagery
- Allusion
- Point of view
- Diction
3) Through Willoughby’s apology throughout this passage what do you believe he FEELS is his largest wrongdoing?
- Hurting Marianne while on his quest to gain money.
- Using Marianne for a good time.
- Solely searching for a way to gain wealth.
- Apologizing to Elinor rather than Marianne.
- Arriving drunk to speak with Elinor.
4)Though Marianne is not present anywhere within the passage, what TONE does she bring to the passage?
- Anger
- Discontent
- Tension
- Frustration
- Joy
5) As Austen continues the argument, WHOSE point of view are we seeing this particular passage from?
- The Narrator
- Jane Austen
- A Servant
- Willoughby
- Elinor
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Answer 1: C.
- The answer choice is C. This whole passage is leading towards her feeling of confusing towards her sisters wrongdoer. Throughout the passage her tone is changing between sympathy and anger.
- Choice A. This answer is incorrect because though she is uncomfortable she still listens to what he has to say. If she was truly discontent she would of made him leave the Estate that very minute.
- Choice B. This answer is incorrect. She does notice that he is impaired by alcohol but quickly moves on from the subject. This shows that it is not a drastic effect towards Elinor.
- Choice D. This answer is incorrect. Though many of his action and confessions are worth aggression she stays calm and counties the conversation.
- Choice E. This answer is incorrect. An apology is the end goal it is not something she is searching for, the apology is not hers to claim. She is not very entertained by the sight of him.
Answer 2: B
- The answer choice is B. As the quote progresses you begin to see the underlying tones of her attitude alluding her response thus creating an image in the reader's mind.
- Choice A is incorrect. Though the readers were not expecting Willoughby to be drunk, nothing from the quote as a whole alludes to him being drunk.
- Choice C is incorrect. Nothing throughout this quote leads you to an allusion within Elinor’s thoughts.
- Choice D is incorrect. Thought the point of view is very distinct within this quote, it is not a distinct literary device.
- Choice E is incorrect. Word choice is something the novel relies heavily on as a whole but within this particular quote does not play a very huge role.
Answer 3: A
- The answer choice is A. Willoughby feels largely at fault for hurting Marianne while he looked out for himself for the gain of wealth. Due to Marianne’s lack of sufficient funds he lost “interest’ and continued on searching for someone else.
- Choice B is incorrect. Though he did enjoy spending time with her that was not Willoughby’s sole purpose of though that is something that was obtained at the time.
- Choice C is incorrect. Willoughby does not feel bad that he was searching for a women to marry with money. He was hoping for a larger fortune and that was something he was going to search for till he gained it.
- Choice D is incorrect. He was being a coward for coming to Elinor rather than Marianne though he saw it as his only option due to Marianne’s illness. He was being selfish for wanting forgiveness while she layed on her deathbed for his wrong doing.
- Choice E is incorrect. Being drunk makes him have a lack of emotion causing a feeling that is rather mute. All he cares about is getting what he wanted that made him got to see Elinor in the first place.
Answer 4: C
- The answer choice is C. Though Marianne is not present in the room, she brings a lot of tension for the wrongdoing that Willoughby caused her.
- Choice A is incorrect. Marianne brings no anger to either of the protagonist as she has done nothing wrong to create this argument.
- Choice B is incorrect. Though the air is awkward there is no discontent with any of the characters.
- Choice D is incorrect. Marianne has no way to create any form of frustration due to her lack of presence in the room.
Answer 5: E
- The answer choice is E. Elinor is the main character that we see the point of view from within this passage. We see all of her inner feelings unlike the rest of the characters
- Choice A is incorrect. Throughout the novel as a whole there is no true detached narrator.
- Choice B is incorrect. Jane Austen is the writer and her feelings are of course throughout but she does not apply to any of the characters.
- Choice C is incorrect. A servant was not even present at any point in the passage.
- Choice D is incorrect. Though Willoughby plays a major role we are unable to see his inner thoughts on the situation.