Q 01/05

Emma is set in which fictional village?

A) Highbury

B) Meryton

C) Mansfield

D) Kellynch

Answer · why

A) Highbury

Critic Robert Irvine argues the village itself becomes a character, something new in Austen.

Q 02/05

In which English county does the novel take place?

A) Derbyshire

B) Surrey

C) Hampshire

D) Kent

Answer · why

B) Surrey

The village is said to lie 16 miles from London and 8 from Richmond.

Q 03/05

What is the name of the Woodhouse family home?

A) Norland

B) Barton

C) Hartfield

D) Netherfield

Answer · why

C) Hartfield

Emma has been mistress of the house since her elder sister married.

Q 04/05

Which estate, with extensive grounds and farms, belongs to Emma's neighbour and only critic?

A) Pemberley

B) Northanger Abbey

C) Enscombe

D) Donwell Abbey

Answer · why

D) Donwell Abbey

A young farmer on the estate is the suitor Harriet is persuaded to refuse, which its owner takes badly.

Q 05/05

What is the name of the estate where the newly married couple from the opening chapter live?

A) Randalls

B) Rosings

C) Longbourn

D) Uppercross

Answer · why

A) Randalls

Emma takes credit for making the Weston match, which convinces her she has a gift for it.