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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. What does Mr. Tilney say the sexes are equal at?

2. Who does Catherine see speaking with General Tilney?

3. How long did it take Catherine to learn the "Beggar's Petition"?

4. How many children do Catherine's parents have?

5. What does Isabella look forward to on the trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comment does Austen make about fashion?

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

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

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

7. Describe Catherine's family.

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

9. How does Isabella already know of Catherine?

10. Describe Catherine at the age of seventeen.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Northanger Abbey and what it symbolizes for the protagonist.

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