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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When asked what she thinks of John Thorpe, how does Catherine respond?
(a) Catherine refers to him as an oaffish braggart.
(b) Catherine changes the subject to avoid answering.
(c) Catherine lies by claiming to like him very much.
(d) Catherine smiles and calls him a true gentleman.

2. How much money did Mr. Morland give Catherine before she left?
(a) Twenty guineas.
(b) Fifty pounds.
(c) Ten guineas.
(d) Five pounds.

3. On the way to Bath, what did Mrs. Allen fear she had done?
(a) Forgotten to write her contacts in Bath.
(b) Forgotten her clogs at the inn.
(c) Forgotten to pack her favorite necklace.
(d) Forgotten to write down the address of her acquaitance in Bath.

4. How did Isabella already know of Catherine?
(a) Isabella is acquainted with Catherine's brother.
(b) Isabella had seen Catherine at the bookstore a few days prior.
(c) Isabella met Catherine the night before.
(d) Isabella heard of Catherine through Mr. Tilney.

5. Why does Mrs. Allen not accompany Mr. Allen to the pump-room in Chapter 11?
(a) It is too cold outside.
(b) Mrs. Allen does not like the pump-room.
(c) It is raining outside.
(d) It is too dirty outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Catherine is at the ball, what does she overhear two men call her?

2. What courtesy do Isabelle and James grant Catherine at the dance?

3. Why does Mrs. Allen congratulate herself once in the tea-room?

4. What is General Tilney's reported opinion of Catherine?

5. Upon their arrival at Upper Rooms, where does Mr.Allen go directly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What explanation is given for Catherine being turned away at the Tilney home?

2. Why is Catherine mortified following her visit to the Tilney home?

3. As Catherine is leaving Bath in John's carriage, what happens when she spots the Tilneys in the street?

4. How do Isabella and James know each other?

5. What is puzzling to Catherine about her conversation with John Thorpe on the topic of the carriage her brother drives?

6. What are Catherine's feelings as she climbs into the carriage for the trip to Bristol?

7. Does Mr. Tilney feel that women are better at writing than men?

8. How does Henry support his suggestion that a country-dance is like a marriage?

9. Describe Catherine at the age of seventeen.

10. Why does Catherine tell Henry that she cannot dance with him?

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