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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. Who is seated across from Darcy in Chapter 10?

2. Who accosts Darcy with information about Lady Catherine De Bourgh in Chapter 10?

3. What is odd about Elizabeth's clothes in Chapter 8?

4. What is the name of Darcy's butler?

5. According to Elizabeth, what must Wickham suffer his whole life for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What disturbance takes place at the church in Chapter 8?

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

3. Why does Darcy watch Bingley and Jane closely in Chapter 10? What conclusion does he come to?

4. How does Elizabeth respond when Darcy asks her about their encounter in Meryton in Chapter 9?

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

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

7. How does Bingley respond when Darcy asks him about Jane's regard for him?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the conclusion of the novel. What happens at the end of the novel? Is it expected? Are you satisfied with the ending? Are there any unanswered questions left?

Essay Topic 3

The English class system of the early 19th Century is a prominent theme of "An Assembly Such As This". The characters of the story must follow the social rules, and doing so often leads to obstacles, misunderstandings and denial of one's true feelings. Discuss the effects that the social rules of the high class had on the central characters of the novel.

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