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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. In Chapter 9, while riding in the carriage, what topics of conversation arise between Catherine and John?
(a) Mr. Allen, riches and alcohol.
(b) James' affection for Isabella and marriages.
(c) Catherine's love for Oxford and books.
(d) The weather and Catherine's parents.

2. Why does Catherine turn down Mr. Tilney's invitation to dance?
(a) Catherine must wait for John Thorpe to return.
(b) Catherine is embarrassed by her dancing.
(c) Catherine does not want to encourage Mr. Tilney's affection.
(d) Catherine would rather sit and have a conversation.

3. What does Catherine decide when she sees her friends coming down the road for her in Chapter 11?
(a) Catherine decides to join them.
(b) Catherine decides she will not go with them.
(c) Catherine decides she will pretend not to be home.
(d) Catherine decides to go out and meet them.

4. Where does John Thorpe offer to take Catherine in his carriage?
(a) To the nightly ball.
(b) To Lansdown Hill
(c) Back home to Fullerton.
(d) To Oxford.

5. With but a few exceptions, what is John's opinion of novels?
(a) They are the stupidest things in creation.
(b) They offer glimpses into worlds he can only dream of.
(c) They are often difficult to comprehend.
(d) That no matter what critics say, every novel has value.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Catherine at the beginning of the novel?

2. After she leaves the Tilney home, who does Catherine see coming out soon after her?

3. What does Isabella see in a shop window on Milsom Street that she thinks is pretty?

4. How do Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Thorpe know each other?

5. Roughly how old is Mr. Tilney?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Catherine meet in Chapter 3?

3. How does Isabella already know of Catherine?

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

5. What is the result of Catherine's conversation with Eleanor in the pump-room?

6. Describe Catherine at the age of seventeen.

7. Describe Mrs. Allen.

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

9. At the beginning of Chapter 11, what is Catherine's main concern and why?

10. What does Catherine tell Mr. Tilney she does not do, and how does he react?

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