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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 makes Mrs. Bennet ill and irritable after Elizabeth refuses Mr. Collins?
(a) Mr. Bingley's absence, and Charlotte's engagement.
(b) Mr. Bennet's sarcastic remarks.
(c) Mary's poor piano playing.
(d) Lydia's constant prattling.

2. What does Charlotte do when the Bennets and Lucases dine together after Elizabeth's refusal of Mr. Collins?
(a) Reads sermons.
(b) Listens to Mr. Collins.
(c) Gosips with Elizabeth.
(d) Observes the odd tension in the family.

3. What does Elizabeth say causes Darcy to say the horrible things that he does about her at the first ball of the book?
(a) Pride.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Selfishness.
(d) Fear.

4. Who gives Mrs. Bennett a description of Mr. Bingley when her husband will not?
(a) Lady De Bourgh.
(b) Lady Collins.
(c) Lady Catherine.
(d) Lady Lucas.

5. Where did Mr. Bingley obtain his large fortune?
(a) Through trade.
(b) His law firm.
(c) An inheritance.
(d) The sale of a great property.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lydia say to Lord Lucas when he comes bearing news of his daughter's upcoming nuptials?

2. What is the most disappointing part for Elizabeth at the ball at Netherfield?

3. How many times does Darcy dance at the first ball of the book?

4. Who is the happiest to see Jane and Elizabeth head home from Netherfield?

5. What does Miss Bingley say to Darcy when he tells her of his growing fondness for Elizabeth at the Lucas' house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long have the Bennets been married at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Jane's upsetting letter from Netherfield say after Elizabeth refuses Mr. Collins?

3. Who is the visitor that Mr. Bennet is expecting for dinner the night after Elizabeth and Jane return from their stay at Netherfield?

4. What about Mr. Collins embarrasses Elizabeth during the ball at Netherfield?

5. What does Elizabeth do after hearing that Jane is too sick to come home from Netherfield?

6. What is the only thing that Mrs. Gardiner likes about Mr. Wickham?

7. What are Elizabeth's immediate feelings of Mr. Bingley and his sisters when she first meets them?

8. Why is Miss Bingley so happy to see Elizabeth head home after her stay at Netherfield?

9. What does Mr. Bennet's cousin speak about almost obsessively during his visit at Longbourn?

10. Who succeeds in engaging Mr. Darcy in conversation on the first evening Jane is well enough to come down to the drawing room while staying at Netherfield?

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