View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Caroline want her brother to marry?

2. Who stops the argument between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy on her second evening at Netherfield?

3. What is the only thing anyone talks about during Elizabeth's first day at Charlotte's house?

4. What is Wickham's excuse for not attending the ball at Netherfield?

5. Who is Mr. Bennett's favorite daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Bennet tell Elizabeth he will do if she accepts the proposal from Mr. Collins?

2. What is the only thing that Mrs. Gardiner likes about Mr. Wickham?

3. How often does Mr. Collins usually dine at Rosings with Lady Catherine?

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

5. Why does Mr. Wickham become engaged to Miss King?

6. How does Charlotte seem to deal with the constant stupidity of her husband?

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

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

9. Who is Mr. Darcy supposedly betrothed to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Lady Catherine DeBourgh and Mrs. Bennet are very similar in nature although very different in many other areas. What are some of these intrinsic differences and similarities, and what message(s) was Austen was trying to send with these two characters?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book each had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and describe their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 524 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample