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

2. What advice does Mrs. Allen give Catherine for visiting the Tilneys?

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

4. When conversing, what advantage does Mrs. Thorpe have over Mrs. Allen?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Isabella and James know each other?

2. Describe Mrs. Allen.

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

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

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

7. What comment does Austen make about fashion?

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

9. Describe Catherine's family.

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

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

Compare and contrast the friendship Catherine had with Isabella and the friendship Catherine had with Eleanor. Who was a better friend to Catherine? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Research the Austen canon. According to literary critics, how does "Northanger Abbey" compare to Austen's other works in terms of writing style, tone and plot?

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