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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 Mr. Bennet afraid has paid for Mr. Wickham's gambling debts?

2. What is Mr. Bennet's response to this letter about Elizabeth's false engagement?

3. What is so strange about Lady Catherine's surprise visit to Elizabeth?

4. How much does Wickham ask for per year in order to marry Lydia?

5. What does Mr. Darcy give Elizabeth the morning after her horrible headache?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Elizabeth look forward to after Lydia leaves to Brighton?

2. What is the only thing Elizabeth can think about in her last few days in Hunsford?

3. Who asked Lydia to keep his presence at her wedding a secret?

4. Why does Elizabeth feel that sympathy is not due towards Charlotte for her bad choice of a husband?

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

6. What does Mr. Darcy do as he walks with Elizabeth after hearing about her confrontation with Lady Catherine?

7. Who is Mrs. Forster?

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

9. What does Charlotte attribute all of Mr. Darcy's visits to Elizabeth to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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