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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 taught Catherine writing and accounts?

2. Where does John Thorpe disappear to when the group arrives at the dance?

3. Who does Mrs. Allen wish was at the ball?

4. What does Catherine decide when she sees her friends coming down the road for her in Chapter 11?

5. After breakfast, what does Catherine resolve to do until one o'clock?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the character of Mrs. Allen described in Chapter 9?

2. What comment does Austen make about fashion?

3. How does John treat Catherine at the dance?

4. What are Catherine's feelings as she climbs into the carriage for the trip to Bristol?

5. Describe Catherine's family.

6. How do Isabella and James know each other?

7. Why does Catherine tell Henry that she cannot dance with him?

8. What is puzzling to Catherine about her conversation with John Thorpe on the topic of the carriage her brother drives?

9. Who does Catherine meet in Chapter 3?

10. What is strange about Isabella's behavior with the two men that show interest in the girls at the end of Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jane Austen novels are still widely read. Why are Jane Austen novels still so popular today?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the settings of "Northanger Abbey" and how each place affects the actions and future of Catherine.

Essay Topic 3

What significance do carriages have in the novel "Northanger Abbey"?

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