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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Isabella beg Catherine to do in her letter in Chapter 26?
(a) To apologize to James on her behalf.
(b) To burn the letter after reading it.
(c) To praise her in front of the General.
(d) To intervene with James.

3. How is Captain Frederick Tilney described?
(a) Shy.
(b) Stout.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Loud.

4. Where is Henry's home?
(a) Fullerton.
(b) Bath.
(c) London.
(d) Woodston.

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

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

7. On Catherine's first night at Northanger Abbey, what is the weather like?
(a) Stormy and windy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Calm.
(d) Cold and breezy.

8. Where do James and Isabella become engaged?
(a) Bath.
(b) Clifton.
(c) Beechen Cliff.
(d) Fullerton.

9. How does General Tilney make Catherine feel uncomfortable?
(a) He talks about money far too much.
(b) He has poor dinner table manners.
(c) He is overly attentive.
(d) He is too touchy feely.

10. Which member of the Tilney family would not be leaving Bath with the rest?
(a) Captain Tilney.
(b) Henry Tilney.
(c) Eleanor Tilney.
(d) General Tilney.

11. What is Catherine's reaction to the news conveyed in the letter from James?
(a) Catherine has no reaction.
(b) Catherine is surprised.
(c) Catherine is moved to tears.
(d) Catherine is confused.

12. Who seems to be always at hand when not wanted?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) The maid.
(c) Henry.
(d) General Tilney.

13. How long will it be before James is financially able to marry?
(a) At least a year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Between two and three years.
(d) Five years.

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

15. At the beginning of Chapter 18, where does Catherine meet Isabella?
(a) Along the river's edge.
(b) In a shop.
(c) The pump-room.
(d) At the Allens' residence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides Henry Tilney, what is Catherine's passion?

2. Why does Isabella fear she will not be accepted by John's parents?

3. Who discovers Catherine in Mrs. Tilney's chambers?

4. What does Catherine find in her room at Northanger Abbey?

5. Where does General Tilney go by himself for a time during Catherine's stay at Northanger?

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