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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 Miss Bingley offer Darcy in Chapter 4?

2. What does Darcy tell Miss Bingley he is meditating on in Chapter 5?

3. What is Bingley established as in Chapter 4?

4. What does Bingley tease Darcy about in Chapter 2?

5. What does Darcy realize his destiny seems to be in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Caroline Bingley characterized in Chapter 1?

2. What does Darcy feel confident about at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

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

5. In what ways are Darcy's growing feelings for Elizabeth demonstrated in Chapter 4?

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

7. How does Miss Lucas attempt to dispel the animosity between Darcy and Elizabeth in Chapter 5?

8. What does Georgiana tell Darcy in her letter in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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 3

According to literary critics, how does "An Assembly Such As This" compare to Austen's work "Pride and Prejudice" in terms of writing style, tone and plot? Jane Austen novels are still widely read. Why are Jane Austen novels still so popular today? Why might a pastiche or fan fiction be popular with Austen fans?

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