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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Mrs. Allen and Catherine have to do before attending a ball?
(a) Visit a hair salon.
(b) Shop for garments to wear to the ball.
(c) Reserve a carriage.
(d) Write to acquaintances who will be attending the ball.

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

3. When conversing, what advantage does Mrs. Thorpe have over Mrs. Allen?
(a) Mrs. Thorpe has a new carriage to brag of.
(b) Mrs. Thorpe has children to brag of.
(c) Mrs. Thorpe has a new silk dress to brag of.
(d) Mrs. Thorpe has a fortune to brag of.

4. What is General Tilney's reported opinion of Catherine?
(a) That her appearance is lacking.
(b) That she is the finest girl in Bath.
(c) That she should keep her distance from his son.
(d) That she is a fine companion for his daughter.

5. While dancing with John, where does Catherine find herself looking?
(a) The part of the room where she had left Mr. Tilney.
(b) Down at the floor.
(c) At the decorations in the room.
(d) Around the room in search of Mrs. Allen.

6. How did Isabella already know of Catherine?
(a) Isabella heard of Catherine through Mr. Tilney.
(b) Isabella is acquainted with Catherine's brother.
(c) Isabella had seen Catherine at the bookstore a few days prior.
(d) Isabella met Catherine the night before.

7. What does Catherine do in the evening before attending the nightly dance?
(a) Takes a walk with Mrs. Allen.
(b) Writes a letter to her parents.
(c) Repairs a tear in her dress.
(d) Reads her book.

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

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

10. Who is James Morland?
(a) Catherine's uncle.
(b) Isabella's fiance.
(c) Catherine's older brother.
(d) Catherine's cousin.

11. What is the name of the village in which Catherine lives with her family?
(a) Wiltshire.
(b) Fullerton.
(c) Woodston.
(d) Sussex.

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

13. What color are the trimmings on the dress Catherine wears when she meets Mr. Tilney?
(a) Pink.
(b) Ivory.
(c) Blue.
(d) Orange.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mr. Tilney's family based?

2. How do Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Thorpe know each other?

3. Who does Henry say is to blame for denying Catherine's visit at the Tilney home?

4. What town is to be the final destination of the Thorpes' and Morlands' trip?

5. What does Mrs. Allen call a disagreeable thing to carry?

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