Persuasion

Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

VOLUME 1, CHAPTERS 1-3

Reading Check

1. What are the names of Sir Walter Elliot’s daughters?

2. Who is Mr. Shepard?

3. To whom does Sir Elliot let out Kellynch Hall?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Who is Lady Russell? How is she connected to the Elliot family?

2. Why does Sir Elliot decide to let out Kellynch Hall?

Paired Resource

“History of Barrington Court”

• This resource provides an overview of the history of Barrington Court, a large estate with many similarities to the fictional Kellynch Hall of Austen’s novel.
• It connects to the theme of The Dangers of Pride.
• Why were aristocratic estates like Barrington Court and the fictional Kellynch Hall so important in the way the English aristocracy presented themselves?

VOLUME 1, CHAPTERS 4-6

Reading Check

1. When was Anne engaged to Frederick Wentworth?

2. Who lives at Uppercross?

3. Who are Charles Musgrove’s sisters?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why did Anne break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth?

2.