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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wakes Catherine after her first night at Northanger Abbey?
(a) The housemaid opening her window shutters.
(b) Eleanor knocking at the door.
(c) A bird in the window.
(d) General Tilney yelling at a servant.

2. Who is said to be sometimes left with no companion at all?
(a) Isabella.
(b) General Tilney.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Mrs. Allen.

3. Where does General Tilney suggest the group visit while staying at Northanger Abbey?
(a) A nearby castle.
(b) Bath.
(c) Woodston.
(d) Fullerton.

4. What time of day does Catherine leave Northanger Abbey?
(a) Late at night.
(b) Midday.
(c) After breakfast.
(d) Early in the morning.

5. On Catherine's first night at Northanger Abbey, what is the weather like?
(a) Stormy and windy.
(b) Calm.
(c) Cold and breezy.
(d) Rainy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Catherine and the General discuss at dinner?

2. Who tells Eleanor that Catherine cannot join her for their walk?

3. Where do James and Isabella become engaged?

4. What reassures Catherine of General Tilney's good intentions of her?

5. What surprises Catherine about Mrs. Tilney's chambers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Upon realizing her suspicions of his father, how does Henry attempt to calm Catherine's overactive imagination?

2. What effect does the weather have on Catherine's first night at the Abbey?

3. Why does Henry believe a liking for flowers is healthy for women?

4. Why does Catherine decide to visit Mrs. Tilney's chambers alone?

5. How does Henry reassure Catherine of his brother's intentions?

6. How does Northanger Abbey fail to meet Catherine's expectations?

7. Why doesn't Catherine like historical books?

8. What does Catherine learn about Northanger Abbey?

9. What were the circumstances of Mrs. Tilney's death?

10. Describe the room that Catherine stays in at Northanger Abbey.

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