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

2. At the dance in Chapter 8, who is Catherine's only company for most of the evening?
(a) Mr. Tilney.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Nobody.
(d) Mrs. Thorpe and Mrs. Allen.

3. Who does Henry say is to blame for denying Catherine's visit at the Tilney home?
(a) His sister.
(b) He himself.
(c) His father.
(d) His servant.

4. What does Mrs. Allen ask Catherine to take out of her sleeve?
(a) A stray thread.
(b) A feather.
(c) A ribbon.
(d) A pin.

5. After she leaves the Tilney home, who does Catherine see coming out soon after her?
(a) Mrs. Hughes.
(b) Henry.
(c) General Tilney.
(d) Eleanor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who taught Catherine French?

2. Who does Mrs. Allen wish was at the ball?

3. How did Isabella already know of Catherine?

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

5. What busy street is encountered at the beginning of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Mrs. Allen give Catherine about Henry's mother?

2. What does the narrator tell the reader about Catherine's character at the start of Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Catherine's family act on the day of her departure?

9. Describe Mrs. Thorpe's daughters.

10. What comment does Austen make about fashion?

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