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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Collins think about Elizabeth's initial refusal of him the night after the ball at Netherfield?
(a) She is playing hard to get.
(b) She has lost a vital chance at a good match.
(c) She needs some time to think it over.
(d) She is cruel and vindictive.

2. What does Caroline convince Elizabeth to do while in the drawing room on her third night at Netherfield?
(a) Play a card game.
(b) Read a book with her.
(c) Walk about the room.
(d) Join in a debate.

3. Who does Caroline want her brother to marry?
(a) Kitty.
(b) Lydia.
(c) Georgiana.
(d) Jane.

4. What does Mr. Collins do the morning after the Bennets and Lucases dine together?
(a) Tries to find a new profession.
(b) Leave for home.
(c) Propose to Charlotte.
(d) Writes to Lady DeBourgh for advice.

5. Who helps to dispel the gloom in Longbourn during the winter?
(a) Mr. Darcy.
(b) Mr. Bingley.
(c) Mr. Wickham.
(d) Mr. Collins.

6. How many daughters does Mrs. Bennett have?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

7. What does Charlotte do when the Bennets and Lucases dine together after Elizabeth's refusal of Mr. Collins?
(a) Observes the odd tension in the family.
(b) Reads sermons.
(c) Gosips with Elizabeth.
(d) Listens to Mr. Collins.

8. How does Elizabeth pass her time while visiting Charlotte at her new house?
(a) Reading.
(b) Discussing religious matters with Mr. Collins.
(c) Long talks and long walks.
(d) Writing letters to Jane.

9. What is Mr. Collin's profession?
(a) Clergyman.
(b) Tradesman.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Militia officer.

10. Why does Elizabeth think that Bingley left Netherfield so suddenly in the first place?
(a) He does not love Jane.
(b) His sisters intervened to distract him from Jane.
(c) He truly has important business to attend to.
(d) He is testing Jane's love for him.

11. What is Mrs. Bennet's maiden name?
(a) Walter.
(b) Fillmore.
(c) Gardiner.
(d) Phillips.

12. What does Miss Lucas say about Mr. Darcy after the first ball of the book?
(a) That she pities him and his loneliness.
(b) That he has every right to be prideful.
(c) That he is silly to fear.
(d) That he was raised to be selfish, so it isn't all his fault.

13. How does Elizabeth describe her first reaction to Lady Catherine?
(a) Proud and loud.
(b) Shrewd and arrogant.
(c) Large and haughty.
(d) Thin and sickly.

14. What is the purpose of Mr. Collin's visit to Longbourn?
(a) To check out his future inheritance.
(b) To write himself into the will.
(c) To marry one of the daughters there.
(d) To ask for a loan.

15. While Bingley is beginning to court Jane, what does Mr. Darcy begin to notice about Lizzie that makes her more beautiful in his eyes?
(a) Her docility and tenderness.
(b) Her quick temper.
(c) Her polite regard of his status.
(d) Her intelligence and wit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Bennett think all single men are in pursuit of?

2. Where does Mr. Bingley choose to spend his winter?

3. What does Miss Bingley do to show Jane how little their friendship means to her?

4. Why does Elizabeth say it is so hard for her to forgive Mr. Darcy's statement about her at the first ball of the book?

5. What causes a rift in the friendship between Elizabeth and Charlotte?

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