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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. What is Mrs. Allen's passion?
(a) Equestrianism.
(b) Archery.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Match-making.

2. What courtesy do Isabelle and James grant Catherine at the dance?
(a) They keep John away for as long as possible.
(b) They arrange a dance with Mr. Tilney.
(c) They delay dancing so as not to leave her on her own.
(d) They let her have the best seat from which to watch for Mr. Tilney.

3. What advice does Mrs. Allen give Catherine for visiting the Tilneys?
(a) Catherine should wear white.
(b) Catherine should go with Isabella.
(c) Catherine should take a gift.
(d) Catherine should smile brightly.

4. What is the weather like at the opening of Chapter 11?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Clear.
(d) Cloudy.

5. How does Catherine describe her ideal man physically?
(a) Green eyes that sparkle and dark, curly hair.
(b) Fair hair and fair skin.
(c) Brown skin with dark eyes and rather dark hair.
(d) Blond hair and a fleckly complexion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John attempt to sell Henry at the ball in Chapter 10?

2. Where does John Thorpe offer to take Catherine in his carriage?

3. To what does Henry compare a country-dance?

4. What does Mrs. Allen call a disagreeable thing to carry?

5. Whose idea was it for the Thorpes and Morlands to take a trip out of Bath?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Catherine leave the dance early?

3. Who do Catherine and Isabella meet on the streets at the beginning of Chapter 7?

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

5. What is strange about Isabella's behavior with the two men that show interest in the girls at the end of Chapter 6?

6. Describe Catherine at the age of seventeen.

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

8. What is the apparent relationship between Isabella and James in Chapter 7?

9. Describe Catherine's family.

10. How does Isabella already know of Catherine?

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