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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reports seeing two carriages waiting in the street after a rap draws her to the window?
(a) Mr. Allen.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Mrs. Allen.
(d) Catherine.

2. How long is Catherine to go to Bath for?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Twelve weeks.

3. Where is Mr. Tilney's family based?
(a) Yorkshire.
(b) Derbyshire.
(c) Gloucestershire.
(d) Lincolnshire.

4. What advice does Mrs. Allen give Catherine for visiting the Tilneys?
(a) Catherine should smile brightly.
(b) Catherine should go with Isabella.
(c) Catherine should wear white.
(d) Catherine should take a gift.

5. How long did Isabella have to wait for Catherine at the pump-rooms in Chapter 6?
(a) Twenty minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) Half an hour.

6. What does Henry do when he spots Catherine at the theatre?
(a) Bows.
(b) Nods.
(c) Waves.
(d) Smiles.

7. What does John Thorpe's company inspire in Catherine?
(a) Sleepiness.
(b) Weariness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Happiness.

8. Whose idea was it for the Thorpes and Morlands to take a trip out of Bath?
(a) Mrs. Thorpe's.
(b) John Thorpe's.
(c) Mr. Allen's.
(d) Isabella and James'.

9. How old is Catherine at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Nineteen.

10. When Catherine is at the ball, what does she overhear two men call her?
(a) A pretty girl.
(b) An awkward girl.
(c) An ugly girl.
(d) A lovely girl.

11. What does Isabella feel that Miss Andrews is lacking?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Animation.
(d) Self-confidence.

12. Awaking the morning after the ball, what is the first wish of Catherine's heart?
(a) To dance with Henry Tilney again.
(b) To meet Isabella for tea.
(c) To read her novel before breakfast.
(d) To become better acquainted with Eleanor Tilney.

13. What is Mrs. Allen amazed at Mr. Tilney's knowledge of?
(a) Music.
(b) Horse breeding.
(c) Muslins.
(d) Dances.

14. What does Isabella see in a shop window on Milsom Street that she thinks is pretty?
(a) A dress.
(b) A pair of gloves.
(c) A hat.
(d) A scarf.

15. With but a few exceptions, what is John's opinion of novels?
(a) They offer glimpses into worlds he can only dream of.
(b) They are often difficult to comprehend.
(c) That no matter what critics say, every novel has value.
(d) They are the stupidest things in creation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John Thorpe disappear to when the group arrives at the dance?

2. What aspect of the trip itinerary interests Catherine?

3. How much money did Mr. Morland give Catherine before she left?

4. What is Mrs. Allen's passion?

5. What does Catherine do when she spots the Tilneys in the street?

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