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Northanger Abbey | Quiz

Jane Austen
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Northanger Abbey | Quiz

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1)

What does Catherine learn about Henry's mother from Mrs. Allen? (from Chapters 9 and 10)

That she has been missing for 2 years.
That she too is in Bath.
That she is from a poor family.
That she is most likely deceased.
2)

At what time does Catherine arrive home in Fullerton? (from Chapters 29, 30, and 31)

Just before noon.
Around 6 or 7 in the morning.
Around 8 or 9 in the morning.
Just after four o'clock.
3)

What is the weather like at the opening of Chapter 11? (from Chapters 11 and 12)

Cloudy.
Snowy.
Rainy.
Clear.
4)

What does John attempt to sell Henry at the ball in Chapter 10? (from Chapters 9 and 10)

A set of cufflinks.
A carriage.
A set of riding gear.
A horse.
5)

Why is the trip to Bristol called off? (from Chapters 11 and 12)

The group gets lost.
The road is blocked by sheep.
It is too late in the day to continue on.
The weather turns violent.
6)

What topic does Catherine say she is not interested in reading about? (from Chapters 13, 14, and 15)

Geography.
History.
Religion.
Science.
7)

What does Catherine fear will happen as a result of General Tilney's unkind treatment? (from Chapters 29, 30, and 31)

Society will ostracize her.
Her family will never allow her to visit Bath again.
Her family will blame her.
Her family will look badly on Henry and Eleanor.
8)

Why had General Tilney treated Catherine so well in the past? (from Chapters 29, 30, and 31)

He believed her to be charming.
He wanted his son to be happy.
He believed her to be wealthy.
He believed her to be nobility.
9)

Where do Catherine, Eleanor and Henry go for their walk? (from Chapters 13, 14, and 15)

Fullerton.
Woodston.
Clifton.
Beechen Cliff.
10)

What does Mrs. Allen call a disagreeable thing to carry? (from Chapters 11 and 12)

A suitcase.
A newspaper.
An umbrella.
A cigar.
11)

On Catherine's first night at Northanger Abbey, what is the weather like? (from Chapters 20, 21, 22, and 23)

Cold and breezy.
Rainy.
Calm.
Stormy and windy.
12)

Where is John Thorpe headed when he leaves in Chapter 15? (from Chapters 13, 14, and 15)

London.
Gloucestershire.
Oxford.
Fullerton.
13)

Who does John Thorpe claim of Henry and Eleanor Tilney? (from Chapters 11 and 12)

That they have returned to Gloucestershire.
That they have taken a trip out of Bath.
That they are caring for their ailing father.
That they will travel to Bristol too.
14)

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? (from Chapters 24 and 25)

The housemaids were within.
The room smelled strange.
Catherine was too restless.
The room was too bright.
15)

To what does Henry compare a country-dance? (from Chapters 9 and 10)

A public hanging.
Schoolyard games.
Politics.
Marriage.
16)

Who is said to be sometimes left with no companion at all? (from Chapters 20, 21, 22, and 23)

Eleanor.
Mrs. Allen.
General Tilney.
Isabella.
17)

What is Catherine's reaction to the news conveyed in the letter from James? (from Chapters 24 and 25)

Catherine is moved to tears.
Catherine is surprised.
Catherine has no reaction.
Catherine is confused.
18)

After receiving her invitation to Northanger Abbey, what does Catherine hurry back to the Allens' to do? (from Chapters 16, 17, 18, and 19)

Write a letter to Eleanor.
Do an inventory of her dresses.
Write a letter to her parents.
Pack her belongings.
19)

What does Catherine decide to tell James of the letter she receives from Isabella in Chapter 26? (from Chapters 26, 27, and 28)

Only that Isabella is well.
Nothing.
Everything.
Captain Tilney deceived Isabella.
20)

After Henry has been introduced to Mrs. Morland, where do he and Catherine take a walk to? (from Chapters 29, 30, and 31)

The lake.
The Allens' house.
The cliffs.
The Skinners' home.
21)

Who do the Allen's warn Catherine to distance herself from? (from Chapters 13, 14, and 15)

Henry Tilney.
Eleanor Tilney.
Mrs. Hughes.
John Thorpe.
22)

What does Henry assure Catherine that his brother Frederick is aware of? (from Chapters 16, 17, 18, and 19)

Isabella's engagement.
Catherine's feelings for Henry.
James' inability to marry for two to three years.
Isabella's feelings for him.
23)

What was Isabella's first impression of John? (from Chapters 13, 14, and 15)

She thought him clever.
She thought him lively.
She thought him handsome.
She thought him impertinent.
24)

Where is Henry's home? (from Chapters 20, 21, 22, and 23)

Bath.
Fullerton.
Woodston.
London.
25)

What does Catherine lay awake for ten minutes debating? (from Chapters 9 and 10)

Which dress she should wear to the ball.
What book she should read next.
Whether Henry likes her.
Whether James and Isabella are a suitable match.
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