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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does General Tilney suggest the group visit while staying at Northanger Abbey?
(a) Fullerton.
(b) Bath.
(c) Woodston.
(d) A nearby castle.

2. What does Catherine decide to tell James of the letter she receives from Isabella in Chapter 26?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Only that Isabella is well.
(c) Everything.
(d) Captain Tilney deceived Isabella.

3. What does Catherine claim to have just learned to love?
(a) Long walks.
(b) Henry.
(c) Gothic novels.
(d) Hyacinths.

4. What time of day does Catherine leave Northanger Abbey?
(a) After breakfast.
(b) Early in the morning.
(c) Late at night.
(d) Midday.

5. Why does Isabella fear she will not be accepted by John's parents?
(a) Her reputation is not as it should be.
(b) Her fortune is small.
(c) The Morlands are strict.
(d) James is arranged to marry another.

6. What does Isabella say of James in her letter to Catherine in Chapter 26?
(a) James must forgive her for her indiscretions.
(b) James is the victim of a serious misunderstanding.
(c) James should forget their union immediately.
(d) James has too soft a heart.

7. Who does Catherine find alone in the breakfast parlor?
(a) General Tilney.
(b) Henry.
(c) A servant.
(d) Eleanor.

8. What do Henry and Eleanor doubt that General Tilney will allow?
(a) Captain Tilney's marriage to Isabella.
(b) Dinner outdoors.
(c) Henry's marriage to Catherine.
(d) A day trip to Bath.

9. What do Catherine and the General discuss at dinner?
(a) Gothic novels.
(b) The size of dining rooms.
(c) The portraits in the dining room.
(d) Henry and his position with the church.

10. When does Catherine receive a letter from James?
(a) In the afternoon.
(b) Before bed.
(c) At breakfast.
(d) At lunch.

11. What arrives for Catherine at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) A letter from Mrs. Morland.
(b) A note from Isabella.
(c) A letter from Eleanor.
(d) A letter from Henry.

12. What old song does John mention to Catherine?
(a) "Sisters and Brothers, Marry You Off!"
(b) "Let us Marry One and All".
(c) "Going to One Wedding Brings on Another".
(d) "I'll Marry you and be Merry".

13. Where do Catherine, Eleanor and Henry go for their walk?
(a) Woodston.
(b) Clifton.
(c) Beechen Cliff.
(d) Fullerton.

14. How old was Eleanor when her mother passed away?
(a) Eight.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Three.
(d) Thirteen.

15. While admiring the view, what past-time is a topic of discussion with Catherine and Henry?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Painting.
(c) Singing.
(d) Drawing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Isabella's first impression of John?

2. After Catherine reveals her suspicions of General Tilney, how is Henry's behavior towards her different at dinner?

3. What does Henry assure Catherine that his brother Frederick is aware of?

4. Who is said to be sometimes left with no companion at all?

5. Who does Isabella dance with in spite of her engagement?

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