Which Jane Austen Secondary Heroine Are You?
Jane Austen's heroines get a lot of attention, and every fan can compare herself to Elizabeth Bennet, Marianne Dashwood or Catherine Morland. �But what about the ladies who don't get as much recognition? �Which one are YOU most like?
- 1.
If you could take a vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go?
- A.
Oh, I really do not know! There are so many lovely places! Do advise me!
- B.
A little English village where your family resides
- C.
Brighton, to marry off your daughters--what an opportunity!
- D.
London, perhaps...
- E.
The West Indies
- F.
Home again, to visit your family (with or without your husband, who is quite busy)
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- 2.
What's your favorite kind of ice cream sundae?
- A.
Vanilla with hot fudge, nothing fancy.
- B.
Vanilla with caramel sauce, but you must share it with me.
- C.
Chocolate ice cream with chocolate-covered peanuts.
- D.
An ice cream headache would be torture to my poor nerves!
- E.
Mint chocolate chip with whipped cream and a little hot fudge.
- F.
Chocolate with pineapple chunks, strawberry sauce, hot caramel and wet walnuts. And a cherry and whipped cream.
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- 3.
If you were invited to a party to which you did not wish to go, you would...
- A.
Go anyway, it's the right thing to do.
- B.
Stay home and eat apples in your tree house.
- C.
Write a cordial note of regret.
- D.
Ask your best friend for advice and act upon it.
- E.
Go, hoping that no one will ask you to sing and play.
- F.
Tell your eldest daughter to write a regret, it does not much signify. You dine with four-and-twenty families, after all!
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- 4.
What kind of man will you marry?
- A.
Someone whom you can love and respect
- B.
Someone of good social standing and excellent character--carefully selected by your best friend
- C.
You are already married to a man who has no compassion on your poor nerves.
- D.
Someone who is kind, funny and knows how to have adventures!
- E.
Someone who (hopefully) loves you very much even though he doesn't show it in front of people.
- F.
It doesn't matter how odious the man is, as long as he is respectable.
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- 5.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
- A.
Read a good book
- B.
Chat with your younger sister
- C.
Study the atlas and map out your next expedition
- D.
Plot your daughters' marriages
- E.
Take walks, arrange flowers, giggle and spend time with your friends
- F.
Read improving books (such as Fordyce's Sermons) and visit with your friends
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- 6.
Which of these best describes your family?
- A.
No parents, but a doting aunt and grandmother
- B.
Mother and two older sisters
- C.
No known family, though it's said you are the natural daughter of a gentleman.
- D.
Parents and four younger sisters
- E.
A respectable husband and five lovely daughters.
- F.
Silly parents, a silly younger sister and at least one little brother who wants to be rich.
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- 7.
Your beauty is...
- A.
Still childish, but you will be very pretty in a few years.
- B.
Fair, but not striking.
- C.
Five times more than that of your sisters.
- D.
Quite obvious, and your relations never let anyone forget it.
- E.
Past its peak... you are very nearly "on the shelf".
- F.
Ah, back in the day you were the toast of a regiment.
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- 8.
How can you tell if you're in love?
- A.
You couldn't answer that question because you are not romantic and never were.
- B.
When someone cuts off a bit of your hair to keep, of course.
- C.
Well, you really couldn't say because it happens so often!
- D.
It's true love if you are willing to wait indefinitely for someone, even if it seems he's ceased to love you.
- E.
When the gentleman makes an offer, naturally!
- F.
When you meet a young man who is sensible, good humored, lively and perfectly amiable.
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- 9.
Your best friend is...
- A.
Your wealthy neighbor, who has taken you under her wing.
- B.
Your sisters-in-law are your confidants.
- C.
Your younger sister.
- D.
Your older sister's beau.
- E.
Your neighbor and her older sister.
- F.
You don't have any close friends, but you wish you did.
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- 10.
When you face an awkward social situation, you...
- A.
Trust your friend to deal with it
- B.
Stay calm, cool and collected
- C.
Awkward situation? You know not the words!
- D.
The situation is probably your fault... and you're going to catch it from your sisters on the way home!
- E.
Politely change the subject of conversation
- F.
Blush and hope no one is looking at you
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- 11.
If someone deliberately insults you, your automatic response is...
- A.
To sigh and put it down to experience. Sticks and stones...
- B.
Deliberately! Oh, no, it must have been unintentional. She meant no harm!
- C.
Make a catty remark about her to your daughters or sister.
- D.
To hide under the table and refuse to speak to anyone.
- E.
To cry
- F.
To carry on as if nothing had happened
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- 12.
If your life were to be made into a movie, who would you choose to portray you on the big screen?
- A.
Lucy Boynton or Emilie Francois
- B.
Laura Pyper or Olivia Williams
- C.
Toni Colette or Louise Dylan
- D.
Alison Steadman or Brenda Blethyn
- E.
Lucy Scott or Claudie Blakely
- F.
Rosamund Pike or Susannah Harker
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