Do Now Review (Excerpt from "Emma")

Part A

Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

Even before Miss Taylor had ceased to hold the nominal office of governess, the mildness of her temper had hardly allowed her to impose any restraint; and the shadow of authority being now long passed away, they had been living together as friend and friend very mutually attached, and Emma doing just what she liked; highly esteeming Miss Taylor's judgment but directed chiefly by her own.

How does the sentence explain how the relationship between Emma and Miss Taylor advances the plot in the passage?

• A. by summarizing how Miss Taylor became a governess for Emma

• B. by explaining the difference in social class between Emma and Miss Taylor

• C. by describing how Miss Taylor and Emma went from employer/employee to friends

• D. by comparing how Emma treated Miss Taylor at the beginning of the story to how she treated her at the end of the story

Answer explanation

Answer Choice C...

by describing how Miss Taylor and Emma went from employer/employee to friends because…

Describing means to give an account in words of (someone or something), including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events.

Answer choice C describes the events of how they became friends.

Incorrect

•A is not correct because the passage does not give a brief statement of the main points regarding how she became governess for Emma.\

•B is not correct because the passage is not providing facts/details for the purpose of clarifying the difference between Emma and Ms. Taylor’s social class.

•D is not correct because the passage does not evaluate the similarities or differences of Emma/Ms. Taylor’s treatment 

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Part B

Which quotation advances the plot in the same way as the sentence from paragraph 3 in Part A?

• A. ". . . and her place had been supplied by an excellent woman as governess, who had fallen little short of a mother in affection." (paragraph 2)

• B. "Between them it was more the intimacy of sisters.“ (paragraph 3)

• C. "It was on the wedding-day of this beloved friend that Emma first sat in mournful thought of any continuance.“ (paragraph 5)

• D. ". . . how she had taught and how she had played with her from five years old-how she had devoted all her powers to attach and amuse her in health-and how nursed her through the various illnesses of childhood.“ (paragraph 6)

Answer explanation

Answer Choice B..

"Between them it was more the intimacy of sisters.“ (paragraph 3)

“Intimacy” means close familiarity or friendship.

She's more of a boon companion than an authority figure, and quickly develops an easy intimacy with Emma.

Incorrect

•A, C, and D do not indicate a friendship between Ms. Taylor and Emma.

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Part A

Read the sentences from paragraph 8.

Highbury, the large and populous village, almost

amounting to a town, to which Hartfield, in spite of its

separate lawn, and shrubberies, and name, did really

belong, afforded her no equals. The Woodhouses were

first in consequence there.

What can be inferred about the Woodhouses based on the phrase first in consequence?

• A. The Woodhouses settled Highbury.

• B. The Woodhouses governed Highbury.

• C. The Woodhouses were the largest family in Highbury.

• D. The Woodhouses were the most important family in Highbury.

Answer explanation

Answer Choice D...

The Woodhouses were the most important family in Highbury.

The word “consequence” has multiple meanings:

a result or effect of an action or condition

importance or relevance; social distinction

Using context clues from the previous sentence,“afforded her no equals,” the word “consequence,” refers to “social distinction.”

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Part B

Which phrase from Part A provides evidence to support the inference?

• A. ". . . the large and populous village, . . .“

• B. ". . . almost amounting to a town, . . .“

• C. ". . . in spite of its separate lawn, . . .“

• D. ". . . afforded her no equals."

Answer explanation

Answer Choice D

". . . afforded her no equals."

“Equal” means a person or thing considered to be the same as another in status or quality.

“No equals” refers to the idea that everyone is below one’s status.

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Which statement expresses a theme of the passage?

• A. Strong friendships are important.

• B. Change is often difficult to accept.

• C. True love endures despite separations.

• D. Social status is prioritized over happiness.

Answer explanation

Answer Choice B

Change is often difficult to accept.

Changing her friends, changing her loves, and changing her boring life, Emma seems to be committed to transformation. Self-transformation, however, is harder to come by. Social transformation may be impossible; self-transformation, however, becomes a necessary and natural form of growing up.

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How does the author create suspense in paragraph 4?

• A. by indicating Emma's high self-esteem

• B. by expressing Emma's enjoyment of her life

• C. by describing conflicts Emma has with others

• D. by offering information about evils surrounding Emma

Answer explanation

Answer Choice B

by expressing Emma's enjoyment of her life

This forshadows something changing in her life.

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How does the author use paragraphs 5 and 7 to build tension between Emma and her father?

• A. by describing the joy they find in one another's company

• B. by describing the closeness of their relationship after the marriage

• C. by describing the awkwardness between Emma and her father once Miss Taylor married

• D. by describing the anger both Emma and her father felt towards Miss Taylor upon her departure

Answer explanation

Answer Choice C

by describing the awkwardness between Emma and her father once Miss Taylor married

"She dearly loved her father, but he was no companion for her. He could not meet her in conversation, rational or playful."

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Part A

Read the sentence from paragraph 4.

The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself; these were the disadvantages which threatened alloy to her many enjoyments.

What can be inferred about Emma from the sentence?

• A. Emma is powerful and arrogant.

• B. Emma is carefree and confident.

• C. Emma is spoiled and self-absorbed.

• D. Emma is demanding and self-righteous.

Answer explanation

Answer Choice C

Emma is spoiled and self-absorbed.

What Emma fails to perceive—that it is possible to have too much of one’s own way or to be too satisfied with oneself—is exactly what she learns over the course of the book. She is permitted too much influence over Harriet and comes to understand that this power threatens not only Harriet’s happiness but also her own.

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Part B

Which quotation supports the answer to Part A?

• A. ". . . they had been living together as friend and friend very mutually attached, and Emma doing just what she liked; highly esteeming Miss Taylor's judgment, but directed chiefly by her own." (paragraph 3)

• B. "She dearly loved her father, but he was no companion for her. He could not meet her in conversation, rational or playful." (paragraph 7)

• C. "She had many acquaintance in the place, for her father was universally civil, but not one among them who could be accepted in lieu of Miss Taylor for even half a day.“ (paragraph 8)

• D. "It was a melancholy change; and Emma could not but sigh over it, and wish for impossible things, till her father awoke, and made it necessary to be cheerful.“ (paragraph 8)

Answer explanation

Answer Choice A

". . . they had been living together as friend and friend very mutually attached, and Emma doing just what she liked; highly esteeming Miss Taylor's judgment, but directed chiefly by her own." (paragraph 3)

Emma’s affection for Miss Taylor and her kindness to her foolish and somewhat tiresome father reveal Emma’s capacity for true warmth and generosity. But, at the same time, the narrator quickly alerts us to the ways in which Emma is spoiled by her advantages and blinded by her own self-regard.

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How does the author's word choice develop tone in paragraph 8?

• A. by explaining the actions of Emma's father

• B. by describing how Emma's feelings have changed

• C. by recounting how Miss Taylor's life was different after she moved

• D. by showing how the action in the home changed after the marriage

Answer explanation

Answer Choice D

by showing how the action in the home changed after the marriage

The confined, limited nature of Emma’s existence makes her a sympathetic character. There are few other residents who would be suitable company for the Woodhouses, the dominant family in the village. With Miss Taylor’s departure, Emma is left with the prospect of spending most evenings without a companion other than her father.

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