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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Isabella suggest Catherine do to break her engagement with Eleanor?
(a) Say she had a previous engagement.
(b) Pretend to be sick.
(c) Pretend that there are family matters to attend to.
(d) Tell Eleanor that Mrs. Allen needs assistance.

2. What topic does Catherine say she is not interested in reading about?
(a) Geography.
(b) Science.
(c) Religion.
(d) History.

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

4. What is Northanger Abbey?
(a) The Allens' estate.
(b) A castle outside of Bath.
(c) The Thorpe estate.
(d) The Tilney's estate.

5. What opinion does Isabella have of the Tilneys?
(a) The are ignorant.
(b) They are dishonest.
(c) They are excessively proud.
(d) They are a strange bunch.

6. After receiving her invitation to Northanger Abbey, what does Catherine hurry back to the Allens' to do?
(a) Pack her belongings.
(b) Write a letter to her parents.
(c) Do an inventory of her dresses.
(d) Write a letter to Eleanor.

7. What do Catherine and Henry discuss on the walk?
(a) Fashion.
(b) Hunting.
(c) The Monarchy.
(d) Novels.

8. What wakes Catherine after her first night at Northanger Abbey?
(a) The housemaid opening her window shutters.
(b) Eleanor knocking at the door.
(c) General Tilney yelling at a servant.
(d) A bird in the window.

9. What does Catherine find in her room at Northanger Abbey?
(a) An old love letter.
(b) A lock of hair.
(c) A novel she has not yet read.
(d) A large chest.

10. What was Isabella's first impression of John?
(a) She thought him handsome.
(b) She thought him impertinent.
(c) She thought him clever.
(d) She thought him lively.

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

12. Why does the General scold Eleanor at dinner?
(a) Eleanor did not pray before eating.
(b) Eleanor did not dress appropriately.
(c) Eleanor rushed Catherine to come to dinner.
(d) Eleanor forgot to inform Catherine of the dinner time.

13. Besides Henry Tilney, what is Catherine's passion?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Ancient edifices.
(c) Horses.
(d) Cake.

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

15. What news does Catherine receive in her letter from James?
(a) That Mrs. Morland is pregnant.
(b) That the engagement between James and Isabella is over.
(c) That James is gravely ill.
(d) That James and Isabella are married.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a month has passed, how much longer does Eleanor extend Catherine's invitation at Northanger Abbey?

2. Who does Catherine find alone in the breakfast parlor?

3. Who tells Eleanor that Catherine cannot join her for their walk?

4. Who do the Allen's warn Catherine to distance herself from?

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

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