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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 Elizabeth first think of Bingley's sisters when they are introduced?

2. Who defends Elizabeth when Miss Bingley starts speaking poorly of her after their dinner together?

3. What is Mr. Collin's profession?

4. Who convinces Jane to stay at Netherfield one more night when she is well enough to return home?

5. What is in the letter from Caroline Bingley that distresses Jane a few days after the ball at Netherfield?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Darcy supposedly betrothed to?

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

3. Who travels to Hunsford with Elizabeth to visit Charlotte in her new home?

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

5. Who is the visitor that Mr. Bennet is expecting for dinner the night after Elizabeth and Jane return from their stay at Netherfield?

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

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

8. Why does Elizabeth send for her mother to come to Netherfield after her first day there with Jane?

9. Why does Jane arrive at Netherfield completely drenched when she comes to dine with Caroline Bingley?

10. What does Jane do when she hears of the engagement between Charlotte and Mr. Collins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Jane endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does Jane learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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