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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 insist to Elizabeth in the drawing room, in Chapter 7?

2. What do Bingley and Darcy discuss while stopping at an inn in Chapter 11?

3. What color outfit does Darcy wear to the soiree in Chapter 12?

4. Who does Lady Melbourne introduce Bingley to at her soiree?

5. What dance does Lady Caroline begin dancing that shocks Darcy in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Darcy and Bingley feel about attending Lady Melbourne's soiree?

2. How does Elizabeth respond when Darcy blames himself for her coldness in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

6. Why is Bingley annoyed during the ball in Chapter 9?

7. Why does Darcy decide to leave the soiree in Chapter 12?

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

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

10. What does Georgiana's letter to Darcy say in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love and romance are major themes of the story. Discuss the pairings of the following couples, the issues they faced and whether you believe they will have a happy ending:

a) Darcy and Elizabeth

b) Bingley and Jane

c) Darcy and Miss Bingley

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel "An Assembly Such As This". Who are the secondary characters of the novel? What are their roles in the novel? What relationships do they have with the protagonist?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the protagonist of the novel, Fitzwilliam Darcy. What are his defining character traits? What people or places are important to him and why? Who and what does he despise? How does he interact with others?

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