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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 is the name of Georgiana's new companion?

2. What is the name of Darcy's hound?

3. After Darcy greets Elizabeth in Chapter 4, what does she excuse herself to do?

4. Who did Georgiana have an 'incident' with the previous summer?

5. What does Miss Bingley dissuade her brother from doing to help Miss Bennet in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Darcy know about Bingley, which prevents him from worrying about his friend forming an attachment to Jane Bennet?

3. How is Caroline Bingley characterized in Chapter 1?

4. What has Netherfield in an uproar when Darcy and Bingley return in Chapter 6?

5. What upsets Darcy when he sees Bingley dancing with the most handsome girl at the party?

6. How does Miss Bingley mock the Bennet sisters in Chapter 2?

7. How does Darcy respond when Miss Bingley asks for his opinion of Elizabeth Bennet's beauty?

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

9. For what reason does Darcy think Bingley is pleased to have an engagement at Sir Lucas' home?

10. What delays the Netherfield party's arrival at Squire Justin house in Chapter 4? What does this demonstrate about Miss Bingley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a comparison essay of Mr. Bingley and Darcy. How are they similar? How are they different? How do they approach life differently?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Aidan's use of foreshadowing in the novel "An Assembly Such As This". What aspects of the plot does she use foreshadowing to hint at? What does the reader learn of Darcy's feelings for Elizabeth before he does through foreshadowing? What does Darcy's distaste for Elizabeth's family foreshadow?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author of the novel, Pamela Aidan. Is she a respected novelist? What has she achieved throughout her career? What types of novels does she write? Are there similarities between "An Assembly Such As This" and her other novels?

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