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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isabella feel that Miss Andrews is lacking?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Self-confidence.
(d) Animation.

2. What does Catherine learn about Henry's mother from Mrs. Allen?
(a) That she has been missing for 2 years.
(b) That she is most likely deceased.
(c) That she is from a poor family.
(d) That she too is in Bath.

3. What does Mrs. Allen ask Catherine to take out of her sleeve?
(a) A feather.
(b) A pin.
(c) A ribbon.
(d) A stray thread.

4. What is General Tilney's reported opinion of Catherine?
(a) That she is a fine companion for his daughter.
(b) That her appearance is lacking.
(c) That she is the finest girl in Bath.
(d) That she should keep her distance from his son.

5. Who reports seeing two carriages waiting in the street after a rap draws her to the window?
(a) Isabella.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Mrs. Allen.
(d) Mr. Allen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John's horse lead the carriage?

2. What motherly advice does Mrs. Morland give to Catherine before leaving for Bath?

3. When conversing, what advantage does Mrs. Thorpe have over Mrs. Allen?

4. How many children do Catherine's parents have?

5. With but a few exceptions, what is John's opinion of novels?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comment does Austen make about fashion?

2. How does John treat Catherine at the dance?

3. Describe Mrs. Thorpe's daughters.

4. Who do Catherine and Isabella meet on the streets at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. Does Mr. Tilney feel that women are better at writing than men?

6. What misunderstanding does John apparently have of the Morland family?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what is Catherine's main concern and why?

8. Why is Catherine mortified following her visit to the Tilney home?

9. What explanation is given for Catherine being turned away at the Tilney home?

10. What is strange about Isabella's behavior with the two men that show interest in the girls at the end of Chapter 6?

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