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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is William?
(a) The Tilney's servant.
(b) John Thorpe's friend.
(c) Isabella's brother.
(d) Catherine's brother.

3. What collection of documents does Catherine find in her room at Northanger Abbey?
(a) Old love letters.
(b) A letter of recommendation.
(c) Old domestic bills.
(d) An old manuscript.

4. What about Mrs. Tilney's portrait surprised Catherine?
(a) The portrait was quite abstract.
(b) The portrait was in excellent condition.
(c) Mrs. Tilney was extremely fair.
(d) She cannot immediately see a resemblance in her children.

5. What did Catherine see in front of the Tilney pew at church?
(a) A bouquet of black roses.
(b) A monument to the memory of Mrs. Tilney.
(c) A plaque acknowledging General Tilney's patronage.
(d) A statue of a Tilney ancestor.

6. Where does Catherine refuse to go at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Fullerton.
(b) Northanger Abbey.
(c) Clifton.
(d) London.

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

8. How does Catherine interpret the letter she receives from Isabella in Chapter 26?
(a) As insincere and mean-spirited.
(b) As sincere and apologetic.
(c) As pathetic and sad.
(d) As grasping and self-serving.

9. What invitation does Eleanor offer Catherine at the end of their walk?
(a) Eleanor invites Catherine for a carriage ride.
(b) Eleanor invites Catherine to Northanger Abbey.
(c) Eleanor invites Catherine for another walk the following day.
(d) Eleanor invites Catherine to join her for dinner.

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

11. How does Catherine find the Tilney family dynamic?
(a) Caring.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Awkward.
(d) Restrained.

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

13. What does Catherine imagine of Northanger Abbey?
(a) That it must be fashionably furnished.
(b) That it must be haunted.
(c) That it must be in poor condition.
(d) That it must be like a Gothic castle.

14. Who tells Eleanor that Catherine cannot join her for their walk?
(a) Isabella Thorpe.
(b) John Thorpe.
(c) Mrs. Allen.
(d) James Morland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the suspicions she had of General Tilney are revealed, what does Catherine fear?

2. How far is Northanger Abbey from Bath?

3. How does General Tilney make Catherine feel uncomfortable?

4. Where do James and Isabella become engaged?

5. On Catherine's first night at Northanger Abbey, what is the weather like?

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