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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 day is the ball on in Chapter 9?

2. Who is the Honorable William Lamb?

3. What does Darcy do when Fletcher tells him when the Misses Bennets are leaving in Chapter 7?

4. What does Darcy do in the coach instead of continuing the conversation with Bingley from the inn?

5. Who does Darcy think about while Fletcher is shaving him in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hinchcliffe discuss with Darcy in Chapter 11?

2. How do Darcy and Elizabeth criticize each other in Chapter 7?

3. What appalls Darcy at the dinner table in Chapter 10?

4. How does Darcy dress for Lady Melbourne's soiree?

5. What do Darcy and Bingley talk about during their journey in Chapter 11?

6. Why is Fletcher overly concerned with Darcy's clothes at the beginning of Chapter 8?

7. How do the Bennet's further embarrass themselves at the ball in Chapter 10?

8. What reason does Darcy give for turning down Miss Bingley's invitation to join her and Elizabeth on a walk around the room?

9. What do Elizabeth and Darcy talk about during their dance in Chapter 9?

10. What does Darcy instruct Miss Bingley to do to keep Jane and Bingley apart?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of marriage in the novel "An Assembly Such As This". Why is marriage so important to the characters of the novel? How is marriage portrayed in the novel? How does Darcy view marriage? Whose marriage does he try to put a stop to and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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