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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 John attempt to sell Henry at the ball in Chapter 10?

2. What separates Catherine and Isabella for a time at the ball?

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

4. Awaking the morning after the ball, what is the first wish of Catherine's heart?

5. On the way to Bath, what did Mrs. Allen fear she had done?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Catherine at the age of seventeen.

5. How does John treat Catherine at the dance?

6. What comment does Austen make about fashion?

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

8. What does Catherine tell Mr. Tilney she does not do, and how does he react?

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

10. How do Isabella and James know each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Discuss the role fashion plays in "Northanger Abbey".

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