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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 does Darcy tell Elizabeth is her fault in Chapter 7?

2. Where does Dy wish to have tea with Darcy in Chapter 12?

3. What does Darcy dissuade Bingley from rushing into in Chapter 11?

4. What is Darcy annoyed and surprised by in Chapter 9?

5. According to Bingley, why has Jane never told him how she feels?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elizabeth respond when Darcy asks her about their encounter in Meryton in Chapter 9?

2. How do Darcy and Elizabeth criticize each other in Chapter 7?

3. What surprises Darcy about Elizabeth's choice of reading material in Chapter 7?

4. How do the Bennet's further embarrass themselves at the ball in Chapter 10?

5. Describe Bingley's and Darcy's entrance to Lady Melbourne's soiree.

6. In Chapter 7, how does Darcy feel about Elizabeth's planned departure from Netherfield?

7. What does Darcy instruct Miss Bingley to do to keep Jane and Bingley apart?

8. What appalls Darcy at the dinner table in Chapter 10?

9. Why is Bingley annoyed during the ball in Chapter 9?

10. Why does Darcy decide to leave the soiree in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel "An Assembly Such As This". Who are the secondary characters of the novel? What are their roles in the novel? What relationships do they have with the protagonist?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conclusion of the novel. What happens at the end of the novel? Is it expected? Are you satisfied with the ending? Are there any unanswered questions left?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Aidan's use of foreshadowing in the novel "An Assembly Such As This". What aspects of the plot does she use foreshadowing to hint at? What does the reader learn of Darcy's feelings for Elizabeth before he does through foreshadowing? What does Darcy's distaste for Elizabeth's family foreshadow?

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