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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. Who is the happiest to see Jane and Elizabeth head home from Netherfield?

2. What is Charlotte's sister's name?

3. What does Elizabeth say causes Darcy to say the horrible things that he does about her at the first ball of the book?

4. Where was Elizabeth's favorite aunt raised?

5. What does Charlotte do when her husband says silly and embarrassing statements?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Bingley calm the discussion between Elizabeth and Darcy on Elizabeth's second night at Netherfield?

2. What does Jane's upsetting letter from Netherfield say after Elizabeth refuses Mr. Collins?

3. Why does Mr. Bennet scold his wife for not telling him she was sick of Mr. Bingley?

4. What about Mr. Collins embarrasses Elizabeth during the ball at Netherfield?

5. Who succeeds in engaging Mr. Darcy in conversation on the first evening Jane is well enough to come down to the drawing room while staying at Netherfield?

6. What are Elizabeth's immediate feelings of Mr. Bingley and his sisters when she first meets them?

7. What does Elizabeth do after hearing that Jane is too sick to come home from Netherfield?

8. What does Mrs. Bennet brag about the day after the first meeting with Mr. Bingley?

9. Who does Caroline Bingley want her brother to marry?

10. Who is Mr. Darcy supposedly betrothed to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Secrecy is an extremely important theme of this book. What were some of the most highly-guarded secrets, and how did these secrets affect those who were a part of them? Is secrecy a good thing? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Elizabeth receives three different proposals during the course of this book. Describe each of these events, as well as the reasons for Elizabeth's responses to them. How do these proposals each affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

How do Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy change through the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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