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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 Isabella write a list of for Catherine?

2. When Catherine is at the ball, what does she overhear two men call her?

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

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

5. What does Henry do when he spots Catherine at the theatre?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Mrs. Allen.

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

4. What comment does Austen make about fashion?

5. How do Isabella and James know each other?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the writing style Austen uses in "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

Jane Austen novels are still widely read. Why are Jane Austen novels still so popular today?

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