The following text is from Jane Austen’s 1818 novel Persuasion. Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot’s character; vanity of person and of situation. He had been remarkably handsome in his youth; and, at fifty-four, was still a very fine man. Few women could think more of their personal appearance than he did, nor could the valet of any new made lord be more delighted with the place he held in society. He considered the blessing of beauty as inferior only to the blessing of a baronetcy; and the Sir Walter Elliot, who united these gifts, was the constant object of his warmest respect and devotion.According to the text, what is true about Sir Walter Elliot?Sir Walter Elliot is an extremely youthful man.eliminateSir Walter Elliot was once remarkably handsome and has since aged severely.eliminateSir Walter Elliot is a humble man.eliminateSir Walter Elliot holds himself in high regard for more than one reason.

The following text is from Jane Austen’s 1817 novel Persuasion. Sir Walter Elliot is an English gentleman and the father of three daughters.Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot’s character; vanity of person and of situation. He had been remarkably handsome in his youth; and, at fifty-four, was still a very fine man. Few women could think more of their personal appearance than he did, nor could the valet of any new made lord be more delighted with the place he held in society.Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?To emphasize Sir Walter Elliot’s generosity of spirit.eliminateTo characterize Sir Walter Elliot as particularly narcissistic.eliminateTo ridicule the English nobility.eliminateTo praise Sir Walter Elliot for his good looks.eliminateScratch Board

The following text is adapted from Henry James’s 1881 novel Portrait of a Lady.Mrs. Touchett was certainly a person of many oddities, of which her behavior on returning to her husband’s house after many months was a noticeable specimen. She had her own way of doing all that she did, and this is the simplest description of a character which, although by no means without liberal motions, rarely succeeded in giving an impression of suavity. Mrs. Touchett might do a great deal of good, but she never pleased. She was virtually separated from her husband, but she appeared to perceive nothing irregular in the situation.Based on the text, what is true about how Mrs. Touchett’s behavior?It is conventionally-minded and always socially acceptable.eliminateIt is designed to keep up appearances in the face of her separation from her husband.eliminateIt is strange and often off-putting to those around her.eliminateIt is offensive to polite society.

Scholarly analyses of Jane Austen’s novels often highlight the depth and interiority with which she ------- her female protagonists. Unlike many of her predecessors and contemporaries, Austen uses techniques such as free indirect speech and irony in order to render the women in her novels as thoughtful, well-rounded characters.Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?portrayseliminatecommitseliminateillustrateseliminatesignifies

The following text is from George Eliot’s 1887 novel Middlemarch. Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress. Her hand and wrist were so finely formed that she could wear sleeves not less bare of style than those in which the Blessed Virgin appeared to Italian painters; and her profile as well as her stature and bearing seemed to gain the more dignity from her plain garments, which by the side of provincial fashion gave her the impressiveness of a fine quotation from the Bible,—or from one of our elder poets,—in a paragraph of to-day’s newspaper. She was usually spoken of as being remarkably clever, but with the addition that her sister Celia had more common-sense.According to the text, what is true about Miss Brooke?Miss Brooke is known for her exquisite fashion sense.eliminateMiss Brooke likes to read the Bible.eliminatedMiss Brooke elevates the simple clothes she wears with her beauty.eliminateMiss Brooke has a strained relationship with her sister Celia.

The following text is adapted from Oscar Wilde’s 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Lord Henry looked at Dorian Gray. Yes, he was certainly wonderfully handsome, with his finely curved scarlet lips, his frank blue eyes, his crisp gold hair. There was something in his face that made one trust him at once. All the candour of youth was there, as well as all youth’s passionate purity. One felt that he had kept himself unspotted from the world.“You are too charming to go in for philanthropy, Mr. Gray—far too charming.” And Lord Henry flung himself down on the divan and opened his cigarette-case.Dorian Gray, a painter, had been busy mixing his colours and getting his brushes ready. He was looking worried, and when he heard Lord Henry’s last remark, he glanced at him, hesitated for a moment, and then said, “Harry, I want to finish this picture to-day. Would you think it awfully rude of me if I asked you to go away?”Which choice best states the main idea of the text?Dorian Gray’s main passion in life is his philanthropy.eliminateDorian Gray is an unlikeable figure who is too absorbed in his artwork.eliminateDorian Gray is considered rude and overly blunt by all of his peers.eliminateDorian Gray is handsome, talented, and well-liked by those around him.e