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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. According to Catherine, why should Isabella not persuade her to feel so much for Mr. Tilney?
(a) Catherine is unsure of her feelings for Mr. Tilney.
(b) Mr. Tilney's social status is unknown.
(c) Mr. Tilney's feelings are unknown.
(d) Catherine may never see Mr. Tilney again.

2. How does Catherine feel while in the tea-room at Upper Rooms?
(a) Excited.
(b) Exposed.
(c) Energetic.
(d) Uncomfortable.

3. What does Isabella look forward to on the trip?
(a) Visiting her school friend.
(b) The dances.
(c) Country air and quiet.
(d) Dining at a famous restaurant.

4. What does Catherine learn about Henry's mother from Mrs. Allen?
(a) That she is from a poor family.
(b) That she is most likely deceased.
(c) That she too is in Bath.
(d) That she has been missing for 2 years.

5. John, James and Isabella arrive at the Allens' with what intention?
(a) To take a trip to Claverton Down.
(b) To take Catherine to the pump-room.
(c) To take a walk around town.
(d) To take Catherine to buy a dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Catherine not concerned by the fashionable young woman on Mr. Tilney's arm?

2. What does Catherine do in the evening before attending the nightly dance?

3. On the way to Bath, what did Mrs. Allen fear she had done?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Catherine invited to Bath with the Allens?

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

5. Describe Catherine's family.

6. Describe Catherine at the age of seventeen.

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

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

9. How does Isabella already know of Catherine?

10. What misunderstanding does John apparently have of the Morland family?

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