Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

“Pray, pray be composed,” cried Elinor, “and do not betray what you feel to everybody present. Perhaps he has not observed you yet.”
Elinor is speaking to

A) Lucy
B) Mrs. Dashwood
C) Marianne
D) Margaret

Answer 1

C) Marianne

Step-by-step explanation:

This passage was taken from the book Reason and Sensitivity written by Jane Austen. The book tells the story of the sisters Elinor and Marianne. Elinor is very sensible and is always advising her sister Marianne that she is a very romantic and impulsive person.

This passage shows the moment when Marianne goes to a party and meets Willoughby, a man who made several swearings of love to Marianne and got the girl's heart. However, Willoughby is ignoring Marianne at the party, acting as if he did not know her and that made Marianne very sad. For this reason, Elinor is advising her sister (Marianne) not to talk to him (because that would be reckless) and wait, because maybe he did not realize that Marianne is there.

Answer 2

Answer: In this excerpt, Elinor is speaking to C) Marianne.

Explanation: This excerpt was taken from Chapter 28 of Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility. Elinor is the main character and, throughout the novel, she gives pieces of advice to her sister Marianne, who has an excessive sensibility and is madly in love with Willoughby even though he rejects her. In the excerpt provided, Elinor uses "he" to refer to Willoughby and she tries to convince her sister not to go and speak to him during a party they attend with Lady Middleton.