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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Darcy refer to the Bennets' London relations?
(a) As royalty compared to their country cousins.
(b) As the most respectable branch of the family tree.
(c) As barely respectable.
(d) As borderline criminal.

2. Which classic novel is "An Assembly Such as This" a retelling of?
(a) Pride and Prejudice.
(b) Jane Eyre.
(c) David Copperfied.
(d) Room with a View.

3. Who becomes the center of attention for the young men at the party in Chapter 3?
(a) Kitty Bennet.
(b) Jane Bennet.
(c) Charlotte Lucas.
(d) Lydia Bennet.

4. What does Miss Bingley dissuade her brother from doing to help Miss Bennet in Chapter 6?
(a) Bringing a doctor from London.
(b) Calling for her mother.
(c) Fetching expensive medicines.
(d) Taking her to a hospital.

5. What opinion of Elizabeth Bennet does Darcy make clear at dinner in Chapter 3?
(a) That she is worthy of his attention.
(b) That she is not his idea of perfection.
(c) That she is the worst of her family.
(d) That she is more attractive than Miss Bingley.

6. After Darcy greets Elizabeth in Chapter 4, what does she excuse herself to do?
(a) Fix Mary's dress.
(b) Speak to Mr. Lucas.
(c) Dance.
(d) Calm her mother.

7. What does Bingley agree to do after Jane has recovered?
(a) Go to dinner at the Bennets'.
(b) Hold a ball at Netherfield.
(c) Never see Jane again.
(d) Return to London.

8. What does Miss Bingley send Darcy when he enters the room in Chapter 3?
(a) Coffee.
(b) A note.
(c) A signal.
(d) A book.

9. How does Bingley feel about his Saturday engagement?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Happy.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Suspicious.

10. Who does the obligatory guest that Miss Bingley arranges for Bingley to avoid turn out to be?
(a) Elizabeth Bennet.
(b) Jane Bennet.
(c) George Wickham.
(d) The vicar.

11. At the party in Chapter 3, what do the gentlemen plan for the next day?
(a) An archery competition.
(b) A shooting expedition.
(c) A billiards tournament.
(d) A horseback ride.

12. Who does Darcy expect will be in attendance at Bingley's Saturday engagement?
(a) Brougham.
(b) Wickham.
(c) Miss Bennet.
(d) Georgiana.

13. When Bingley dances with the most handsome girl in the room, what disgusts Darcy?
(a) Miss Bingley's mocking of the girl.
(b) The girl's imperfect dancing.
(c) The gossip which immediately follows.
(d) The girl's mother.

14. How did Miss Bennet travel to Netherfield?
(a) On horseback.
(b) In a carriage.
(c) On foot.
(d) By rowboat.

15. What does Bingley praise Georgiana for in Chapter 3?
(a) Never giving Bingley trouble.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Writing to her brother regularly.
(d) Her maturity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Sir Lucas' home?

2. What is Darcy's valet named?

3. What does Bingley say shocked his sisters in Chapter 2?

4. What is the name of Darcy's hound?

5. What illegal substance do the men partake of in Chapter 4?

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