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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 is Mrs. Bennet's maiden name?

2. What does Miss Bingley do to show Jane how little their friendship means to her?

3. Who does Elizabeth call on to decide whether or not Jane is well enough to go home after her first night at Netherfield?

4. Why are Mr. Bennet's closest relatives not to inherit his house and fortune after he dies?

5. How long does Mr. Collins stay at Longbourn after he is refused?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long have the Bennets been married at the beginning of the book?

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

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

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

5. What does Charlotte say to Elizabeth to defend her choice to marry Mr. Collins?

6. What does Mr. Bennet's cousin speak about almost obsessively during his visit at Longbourn?

7. Which of the Bennet sisters does Caroline Bingley want to form a relationship with just after meeting them?

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

9. 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?

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

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

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Jane Austen have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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