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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Catherine not concerned by the fashionable young woman on Mr. Tilney's arm?
(a) Catherine has been told Mr. Tilney is not married.
(b) Catherine guesses the woman is his sister.
(c) Catherine thinks the woman is quite unattractive.
(d) Catherine believes the woman is too old to be Tilney's partner.

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

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

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

5. Who taught Catherine French?
(a) Mrs. Allen.
(b) Catherine's older brother.
(c) Mrs. Morland.
(d) Mr. Morland.

6. Why does Catherine turn down Mr. Tilney's invitation to dance?
(a) Catherine is embarrassed by her dancing.
(b) Catherine would rather sit and have a conversation.
(c) Catherine does not want to encourage Mr. Tilney's affection.
(d) Catherine must wait for John Thorpe to return.

7. When Catherine refuses a dance, what does John Thorpe offer to show her?
(a) The four greatest dancers in the room.
(b) The four greatest quizzers in the room.
(c) The four greatest conversationalists in the room.
(d) The four greatest comedians in the room.

8. What is Mrs. Allen's passion?
(a) Archery.
(b) Fashion.
(c) Equestrianism.
(d) Match-making.

9. What aspect of the trip itinerary interests Catherine?
(a) The dances in Bristol.
(b) The country view outside Kingsweston.
(c) Dining in Clifton.
(d) A visit to Blaize Castle.

10. Who does Mrs. Allen wish was at the ball?
(a) The Skinners.
(b) The Drews.
(c) The Pattersons.
(d) The Brightons.

11. Who does Henry say is to blame for denying Catherine's visit at the Tilney home?
(a) He himself.
(b) His father.
(c) His servant.
(d) His sister.

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

13. Who does Catherine aim to avoid at a ball she attends in Chapter 10?
(a) Mrs. Hughes.
(b) Mrs. Thorpe.
(c) Eleanor Tilney.
(d) John Thorpe.

14. To what does Henry compare a country-dance?
(a) A public hanging.
(b) Schoolyard games.
(c) Politics.
(d) Marriage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine decide when she sees her friends coming down the road for her in Chapter 11?

2. What is Mrs. Allen amazed at Mr. Tilney's knowledge of?

3. How long did Isabella have to wait for Catherine at the pump-rooms in Chapter 6?

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

5. What does Isabella see in a shop window on Milsom Street that she thinks is pretty?

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