Q.1
What is the immediate context for this extract?
  • Elizabeth has just returned from her visit to Derbyshire
  • The regiment has left Meryton, accompanied by Lydia
  • The ball at Netherfield has just taken place
  • Mr Collins and Charlotte have just been married
Q.2
What immediately follows this extract?
  • Lady Catherine de Bourgh visits Longbourn
  • The family discovers that Lydia has disappeared from Brighton
  • Elizabeth discovers that she will not be visiting the Lake District, but Derbyshire instead
  • Mr Bingley returns to Netherfield
Q.3
Which of the following is ironic?
  • "And by again enjoying the pleasure of anticipation, console herself for the present, and prepare for another disappointment"
  • "She had never felt so strongly as now, the disadvantages which must attend the children of so unsuitable a marriage"
  • "When Elizabeth had rejoiced over Wickham’s departure, she found little other cause for satisfaction in the loss of the regiment"
  • "Their parties abroad were less varied than before; and at home she had a mother and sister whose constant repinings at the dullness of every thing around them, threw a real gloom over their domestic circle"
Q.4
Which of the following is true?
  • Elizabeth blames her mother for all of her family's ills
  • Elizabeth blames Lydia for all of her family's ills
  • Elizabeth believes Mr Bennet to be a perfect father and husband
  • Elizabeth is aware of Mr Bennet's failings, both as a father and as a husband
Q.5
This passage is narrated from whose point of view?
  • Mr Darcy's
  • Elizabeth Bennet's
  • Mrs Bennet's
  • Mrs Hill, the housekeeper's
Q.6
How might Elizabeth's mood in this passage best be described?
  • Bored
  • Depressed
  • Disappointed
  • All of the above
Q.7
Which of the following is NOT correct?
  • Mr Bennet's initial attraction to his wife is paralleled by Elizabeth's poor judgment concerning Mr Wickham
  • Elizabeth, like her father, takes pleasure in mocking Mrs Bennet
  • Both Mr Bennet and Elizabeth suffer tedium in spending time with Mrs Bennet
  • None of the above is correct
Q.8
"But she had never felt so strongly as now, the disadvantages which must attend the children of so unsuitable a marriage, nor ever been so fully aware of the evils arising from so ill-judged a direction of talent." How does this sentence relate to the theme of family?
  • The actions of individuals affect only themselves, although other members of the family might feel sympathy for them
  • The actions of individuals affect others to some extent, although these effects are easily rectified
  • Family members always take the well-being of each other into consideration when deciding a course of action
  • The choices that individuals make impact irrevocably on the other members of their family
Q.9
What attracted Mr Bennet to his wife?
  • Her abilities and outlook on life
  • Her manners and disposition
  • Her youth and good looks
  • Her excellent humor
Q.10
Which of the following reflects on the relationship between the individual and society?
  • "Kitty might in time regain her natural degree of sense, since the disturbers of her brain were removed"
  • "Elizabeth, however, had never been blind to the impropriety of her father’s behavior as a husband"
  • "At home she had a mother and sister whose constant repinings at the dullness of every thing around them, threw a real gloom over their domestic circle"
  • "He was fond of the country and of books; and from these tastes had arisen his principal enjoyments"
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