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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Catherine and the General discuss at dinner?
(a) Henry and his position with the church.
(b) The portraits in the dining room.
(c) Gothic novels.
(d) The size of dining rooms.

2. Where does Catherine refuse to go at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Clifton.
(b) London.
(c) Northanger Abbey.
(d) Fullerton.

3. How do General Tilney's children act in his presence?
(a) They are loving.
(b) They are modest.
(c) They are quiet.
(d) They are flamboyant.

4. What does Isabella say will be impossible at the evening festivities?
(a) For her to arrive on time.
(b) For her to dance.
(c) For her to drink.
(d) For her to socialize.

5. What was Isabella's first impression of John?
(a) She thought him clever.
(b) She thought him lively.
(c) She thought him handsome.
(d) She thought him impertinent.

6. What opinion does Isabella have of the Tilneys?
(a) They are excessively proud.
(b) They are a strange bunch.
(c) They are dishonest.
(d) The are ignorant.

7. After Catherine reveals her suspicions of General Tilney, how is Henry's behavior towards her different at dinner?
(a) He pays her more attention than usual.
(b) He ignores her completely.
(c) He is rude towards her.
(d) He is honest about his romantic feelings.

8. Why does the General scold Eleanor at dinner?
(a) Eleanor did not pray before eating.
(b) Eleanor did not dress appropriately.
(c) Eleanor rushed Catherine to come to dinner.
(d) Eleanor forgot to inform Catherine of the dinner time.

9. After receiving her invitation to Northanger Abbey, what does Catherine hurry back to the Allens' to do?
(a) Write a letter to Eleanor.
(b) Pack her belongings.
(c) Do an inventory of her dresses.
(d) Write a letter to her parents.

10. What is Catherine's reaction to the news conveyed in the letter from James?
(a) Catherine has no reaction.
(b) Catherine is confused.
(c) Catherine is surprised.
(d) Catherine is moved to tears.

11. Who does Catherine find alone in the breakfast parlor?
(a) Henry.
(b) A servant.
(c) General Tilney.
(d) Eleanor.

12. Why does Isabella fear she will not be accepted by John's parents?
(a) Her reputation is not as it should be.
(b) James is arranged to marry another.
(c) Her fortune is small.
(d) The Morlands are strict.

13. Where is Henry's home?
(a) Fullerton.
(b) Woodston.
(c) Bath.
(d) London.

14. While admiring the view, what past-time is a topic of discussion with Catherine and Henry?
(a) Painting.
(b) Singing.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Drawing.

15. What did Catherine see in front of the Tilney pew at church?
(a) A statue of a Tilney ancestor.
(b) A monument to the memory of Mrs. Tilney.
(c) A bouquet of black roses.
(d) A plaque acknowledging General Tilney's patronage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Eleanor when her mother passed away?

2. What invitation does Eleanor offer Catherine at the end of their walk?

3. What arrives for Catherine at the beginning of Chapter 15?

4. What does Catherine claim to have just learned to love?

5. Who is said to be sometimes left with no companion at all?

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