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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Mr. Morland give Catherine before she left?

2. Of what skill does Catherine praise Henry to his sister?

3. According to Catherine, why should Isabella not persuade her to feel so much for Mr. Tilney?

4. What does Isabelle proclaim to detest as she waits by the side of the road?

5. What does Catherine lay awake for ten minutes debating?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Mrs. Thorpe's daughters.

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

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

5. How does John treat Catherine at the dance?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What significance do carriages have in the novel "Northanger Abbey"?

Essay Topic 2

Who is the antagonist of the story and what makes this character the antagonist?

Essay Topic 3

Research the social manners of the time period and determine whether these social manners played a role in Catherine's interaction with Henry during her stay in Bath.

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