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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 wakes Catherine after her first night at Northanger Abbey?

2. What is Northanger Abbey?

3. What did Catherine see in front of the Tilney pew at church?

4. How old was Eleanor when her mother passed away?

5. What does Henry assure Catherine that his brother Frederick is aware of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tactic does Isabella use in order to convince Catherine to go on the trip to Clifton?

2. Why do Henry and Isabella doubt that General Tilney will allow a marriage between Captain Tilney and Isabella?

3. Why does the General not notice that Catherine is upset at breakfast?

4. What does Isabella's letter to Catherine say in Chapter 26?

5. Upon realizing her suspicions of his father, how does Henry attempt to calm Catherine's overactive imagination?

6. Upon touring the interior of the Abbey, what is Catherine's opinion of the formal drawing-room?

7. Why doesn't Catherine like historical books?

8. How does Catherine feel about her brother's engagement?

9. Why does Catherine describe General Tilney as 'liberal'?

10. How does Northanger Abbey fail to meet Catherine's expectations?

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

Discuss the role fashion plays in "Northanger Abbey".

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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