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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises Catherine about Mrs. Tilney's chambers?
(a) How messy they are.
(b) How tidy they are.
(c) How ordinary they are.
(d) How vibrant they are.

2. What do Catherine, Eleanor and the General do on Catherine's first morning at Northanger Abbey?
(a) Play cards.
(b) Go for a carriage ride.
(c) Tour the estate's gardens.
(d) Tour Mrs. Tilney's chambers.

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

4. Who do the Allen's warn Catherine to distance herself from?
(a) Eleanor Tilney.
(b) Mrs. Hughes.
(c) Henry Tilney.
(d) John Thorpe.

5. 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) A day trip to Bath.
(d) Dinner outdoors.

6. What reassures Catherine of General Tilney's good intentions of her?
(a) General Tilney repeatedly refers to Catherine as family.
(b) His opinion that Catherine would make a wonderful wife.
(c) His fondness of gift-giving.
(d) His constant attention and kindness.

7. By how long do the Allens extend their stay in Bath?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) A fortnight.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

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

9. When Catherine retires to her room at Northanger Abbey to consider the news from James, why does she feel obliged to immediately leave it again?
(a) The room smelled strange.
(b) Catherine was too restless.
(c) The room was too bright.
(d) The housemaids were within.

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

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

12. Who had General Tilney hoped to meet in Bath?
(a) The Marquis of Longtown and General Courteney.
(b) His brother-in-law.
(c) Lord Dover and his son.
(d) His old friends from Oxford.

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

14. What does Isabella say will be impossible at the evening festivities?
(a) For her to dance.
(b) For her to arrive on time.
(c) For her to drink.
(d) For her to socialize.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Catherine and the General discuss at dinner?

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

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

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

5. What does Catherine believe is the "wickedest thing in existence"?

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