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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 did Isabella already know of Catherine?

2. Why is the trip to Bristol called off?

3. Who does John Thorpe claim of Henry and Eleanor Tilney?

4. What is the name of the village in which Catherine lives with her family?

5. What does Isabella feel that Miss Andrews is lacking?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Catherine at the age of seventeen.

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

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

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

5. What comment does Austen make about fashion?

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

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

8. How is the character of Mrs. Allen described in Chapter 9?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role fashion plays in "Northanger Abbey".

Essay Topic 2

"Northanger Abbey" can easily be seen as a coming-of-age story. Catherine is introduced as a young lady of seventeen, and the novel concludes with a more mature and experienced protagonist. Discuss how "Northanger Abbey" is a coming-of-age story.

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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