Boxhill: Quotations

Question 1

What two quotes exemplify how Emma thinks initially of Frank at Boxhill?

Answer 1

• “Frank Churchill so silent and stupid”
• “admired without intelligence - listened without knowing what she said”

Question 2

What two quotes villainise Frank at Boxhill?

Answer 2

• “Mr Frank Churchill and Miss Woodhouse flirted excessively”
• “How many a man has committed himself on a short acquaintance, and rued it for the rest of his life!”

Question 3

What does Emma say to Miss Baites?

Answer 3

• “you will be limited as to number - only three at once.”

Question 4

What is Miss Baites’s heart jerking response?

Answer 4

• “I must make myself very disagreeable”

Question 5

What does Mr Knightley say to Emma about the Miss Baites situation?

Answer 5

• “How could you be so unfeeling to Miss Baites?”

Question 6

What two quotes best show how Emma feels about Mr Knightley telling her off?

Answer 6

• “How could she have been so brutal, so cruel to Miss Baites!”
• “Emma felt the tears running down her cheeks”