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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elizabeth accuse Darcy of while at the Lucas' home?

2. What is the name of the estate Bingley is letting?

3. Where does Bingley learn he will be spending Saturday evening in Chapter 3?

4. How did Miss Bennet travel to Netherfield?

5. While Bingley dances, where does Darcy position himself in the assembly hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Darcy realize by Elizabeth's behavior toward him in Chapter 3?

2. How do Darcy and Elizabeth get along in their first conversation in Chapter 3?

3. What embarrasses Darcy at the end of Chapter 4?

4. At Squire Justin's house, when Darcy tells Miss Bingley that she is universally admired what does she insinuate with her response?

5. What does Darcy notice has a group of young men excited at the party in Chapter 3?

6. What does Miss Bingley do to irritate her brother in Chapter 5?

7. What does Bingley inform Darcy of after the shooting party? What does Darcy realize when he is told this?

8. What does Darcy note about Elizabeth as he watches her at the party in Chapter 3?

9. How does Bingley's company react when he praises Miss Bennet in Chapter 2?

10. What does Darcy debate after suggesting that Bingley invite Elizabeth to stay and nurse her sister?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of denial in the novel "An Assembly Such As This". Why does Darcy deny his feelings for Elizabeth? What problems is he trying to avoid by denying his feelings?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "An Assembly Such As This". Is family important to Darcy? What is his relationship like with his younger sister Georgiana? What does he think of Elizabeth's family? Might they cause problems for Darcy and Elizabeth?

Essay Topic 3

Who is the antagonist of the story and what makes this character the antagonist? What are his defining character traits? What has he done to Darcy to deserve the role of antagonist?

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