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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Catherine, Eleanor and Henry go for their walk?
(a) Beechen Cliff.
(b) Clifton.
(c) Woodston.
(d) Fullerton.

2. What do Henry and Eleanor doubt that General Tilney will allow?
(a) A day trip to Bath.
(b) Henry's marriage to Catherine.
(c) Dinner outdoors.
(d) Captain Tilney's marriage to Isabella.

3. Where is John Thorpe headed when he leaves in Chapter 15?
(a) London.
(b) Gloucestershire.
(c) Fullerton.
(d) Oxford.

4. When does Catherine receive a letter from James?
(a) In the afternoon.
(b) Before bed.
(c) At lunch.
(d) At breakfast.

5. What does Mrs. Allen regret not being able to send with James back to Fullerton?
(a) An account of Catherine's stay in Bath.
(b) The scarf she knitted for the youngest Morland.
(c) Her well wishes for the Morlands.
(d) A letter for Mrs. Morland.

6. After receiving her invitation to Northanger Abbey, what does Catherine hurry back to the Allens' to do?
(a) Write a letter to her parents.
(b) Do an inventory of her dresses.
(c) Write a letter to Eleanor.
(d) Pack her belongings.

7. Where does General Tilney suggest the group visit while staying at Northanger Abbey?
(a) Woodston.
(b) A nearby castle.
(c) Fullerton.
(d) Bath.

8. Why does the General scold Eleanor at dinner?
(a) Eleanor did not pray before eating.
(b) Eleanor forgot to inform Catherine of the dinner time.
(c) Eleanor did not dress appropriately.
(d) Eleanor rushed Catherine to come to dinner.

9. What old song does John mention to Catherine?
(a) "Going to One Wedding Brings on Another".
(b) "I'll Marry you and be Merry".
(c) "Sisters and Brothers, Marry You Off!"
(d) "Let us Marry One and All".

10. What wakes Catherine after her first night at Northanger Abbey?
(a) Eleanor knocking at the door.
(b) General Tilney yelling at a servant.
(c) The housemaid opening her window shutters.
(d) A bird in the window.

11. Who do the Allen's warn Catherine to distance herself from?
(a) Mrs. Hughes.
(b) Eleanor Tilney.
(c) John Thorpe.
(d) Henry Tilney.

12. Who discovers Catherine in Mrs. Tilney's chambers?
(a) Henry.
(b) General Tilney.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) A maid.

13. On Catherine's first night at Northanger Abbey, what is the weather like?
(a) Cold and breezy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Stormy and windy.
(d) Calm.

14. What does Catherine think of Isabella encouraging Capt. Tilney's attention?
(a) That she must be doing so unconsciously.
(b) That Captain Tilney must be using trickery on her.
(c) That Catherine must be overthinking things.
(d) That Isabella is not the person Catherine thought she was.

15. How is Captain Frederick Tilney described?
(a) Shy.
(b) Loud.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Stout.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Catherine become troubled when Henry and Eleanor begin to talk of Isabella and finances?

2. What reassures Catherine of General Tilney's good intentions of her?

3. After the suspicions she had of General Tilney are revealed, what does Catherine fear?

4. What opinion does Isabella have of the Tilneys?

5. When Catherine retires to her room at Northanger Abbey to consider the news from James, why does she feel obliged to immediately leave it again?

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