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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 does Elizabeth commonly run in to on her long walks through Rosings Park?

2. How much money will Lydia receive when Mr. Bennet dies?

3. What does Darcy offer Mr. Gardiner at his house that gives Mr. Gardiner great pleasure?

4. Who visits Elizabeth while Charlotte and Maria are in town without her?

5. Who found Lydia and Wickham after they had run away from Brighton?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Darcy begin his first proposal to Elizabeth?

2. What does Lydia do the entire time she is staying at Longbourn after her hasty marriage?

3. Where does Lydia want her father to take the whole family to spend the summer?

4. What does Elizabeth do to become her mother's favorite daughter?

5. How does Elizabeth find out the truth about the bad history between Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham?

6. Why does Lady Catherine come to Longbourn to speak with Elizabeth?

7. Why does Mr. Collins come to visit Longbourn after Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are engaged?

8. Why does Mrs. Bennet continually try to get Mr. Bingley and Jane alone whenever Mr. Bingley comes to call on Jane?

9. What is the most shocking part about Lydia and Mr. Wickham running away together?

10. Who is the first person that Elizabeth tells about Lydia's elopement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Lady Catherine DeBourgh was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Lady Catherine had not been in the book at all?

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