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QUESTIONS on PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Chapters 1 – 12 Page QUESTIONS ON PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Chapters 1 – 12 NAME: ______________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTER 1 1. What is the important information we learn from Mrs Bennet? That a Mr Bingley is their new neighbour. 2. Why is it important to Mrs Bennet? Because he is a bachelor and needs to get married. 3. And what is the name of the Hall? Netherfield CHAPTER 2 4. How many daughters does Mr Bennet have? Five. 5. Name them? Elizabeth, Jane, Lydia, Mary, Catherine. 6. What has he already done that pleases Mrs Bennet? He’s already visited Netherfield Hall. CHAPTER 3 7. What ‘great’ event takes place? The ball. 8. Who does Bingley dance with? Jane Bennet. CHAPTER 4 9. How much money has Bingley inherited? £ 100,000 (almost). 10. Describe Darcy’s attitude to the ball and the people? Scornful, criticical, arrogant … CHAPTER 5 11. What does Elizabeth Bennet vow never to do? Dance with Darcy. CHAPTER 6 12. What is Charlotte’s view of marriage? Negative & mercenary. 13. Whose eyes are “fine according to Darcy? Elizabeth Bennet’s. Page 1 of 10 Review questions chapter 1-12 QUESTIONS ON PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Chapters 1 – 12 CHAPTER 7 14. Where is Jane invited? Netherfield Hall. 15. And what happens to her? She gets a cold CHAPTER 8 16. What does Miss Bingley do that offends Elizabeth? She mocks her family (& behaviour). 17. What ‘intellectual’ difference is there between Darcy and Bingley? Darcy has far more books, suggesting a difference in the two men. CHAPTER 9 18. Why is Elizabeth embarrassed? Because her mother shows herself to be provincial and small-minded. CHAPTER 10 19. What is compared in this chapter between Darcy and Bingley? Their writing styles. 20. Why does Miss Bingly “provoke” Darcy? Because she is jealous. CHAPTER 11 21. What does Miss Bingley interrupt Darcy from doing? From reading. 22. What does Darcy comment on? Pride. CHAPTER 12 23. Who does not want Elizabeth and Jane to leave Netherfield for Longbourn? Mrs Bennet. 24. Who is pleased to see them back? Mr Bennet. Page 2 of 10 Review questions chapter 1-12 QUESTIONS ON PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Chapters 13-24 CHAPTER 13 25. What will Mr Collins inherit and when? The Longbourn property and that on the death of Mr Bennet. 26. What does he hint at to Mrs Bennet? Of making amends (suggesting sub-textually marriage with one of the daughters). CHAPTER 14 27. Who is Lady Catherine de Bourgh? Mr Collins’ patroness. 28. Mr Collins reads from a book of sermons. Why does Lydia interrupt him? Because she is bored. CHAPTER 15 29. Who does Mrs Bennet “want” Mr Collins to marry? Elizabeth. 30. Why is Darcy uncomfortable when he sees Mr Wickham? Because they clearly recognises each other. CHAPTER 16 31. How does Wickham know Darcy? His father was the steward of the Darcy estate. 32. What does Wickham say about Darcy to Elizabeth? That Wickham and his family have been treated unjustly. CHAPTER 17 33. Does Jane believe Elizabeth’s description of Darcy’s “bad behaviour”? No. 34. Who is Elizabeth looking forward to dancing the first two dances with? And who does she in fact dance with? Mr Wickham and Mr Collins. CHAPTER 18 35. Who is not at the ball? Mr Wickham. 36. Why is Elizabeth embarrassed? By her family’s behaviour, in particular, Mary (singing too long) and her mother (talking about Jane’s “marriage” to Bingley). Page 3 of 10 Review questions chapter 13-24 QUESTIONS ON PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Chapters 13-24 CHAPTER 19 37. What does Mr Collins do? He proposes to Elizabeth. 38. And how does she reply? She refuses repeatedly. CHAPTER 20 39. What does Mr Bennet insist on? That his daughter Elizabeth does NOT marry Mr Collins. CHAPTER 21 40. What is Wickham’s explanation for not coming to the ball? That Mr Darcy was present. 41. Why is Jane upset? By a letter that she has received from Netherfield (suggesting that Bingley will be married to Georgiana Darcy and that he i.e. leaving for the winter). CHAPTER 22 42. Who does Mr Collins propose to this time? And is it accepted? Charlotte (Lucas). It is (accepted). 43. Does Elizabeth think Charlotte will be happy? No. CHAPTER 23 44. Why does Sir William Lucas visit the Bennet’s? To announce his daughter’s (Charlotte) marriage to Mr Collins. 45. Is Mrs Bennet happy? No, she is quite displeased. CHAPTER 24 46. What does Jane decide to do in this chapter? To forget Mr Bingley. 47. Who is now beginning to visit often? Mr Wickham. Page 4 of 10 Review questions chapter 13-24 QUESTIONS ON PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Chapters 25 - 37 CHAPTER 25 48. Who visits the Bennett’s? Mr & Mrs Gardiner; Gardiner is Mrs Bennett’s brother. 49. What do they decide to do with Jane? They take her with them back to London. CHAPTER 26 50. Who gets married? Charlotte. 51. What does it appear that Bingley will stop doing? Leasing Netherfield Hall. CHAPTER 27 52. Where is Elizabeth invited to (at a later date)? The Lake District with the Gardiners. CHAPTER 28 53. Who does Elizabeth find to be ‘sickly and cross’ and consequently a fitting wIfe for Darcy? Miss de Bourgh. CHAPTER 29 54. For the dinner at Rosings, how would you describe Elizabeth’s attitude? Despite being grilled unpleasantly, she keeps her composure. CHAPTER 30 55. After two weeks, who arrives at Rosings? Darcy (and Colonel Fitzwillian). 56. When Elizabeth asks Darcy if he has seen Jane, how does Darcy reply? He does not reply. CHAPTER 31 57. What can be described as a central theme in this chapter? The piano and music. 58. Describe what importance it may have? For Lady Catherine it is a question of money (but no soul), for Darcy and intellectual (romantic) notion, for Elizabeth an almost instinctual pleasure. Page 5 of 10 Review questions chapter 38-61 QUESTIONS ON PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Chapters 25 - 37 CHAPTER 32 & 33 59. Who often comes – almost on a daily basis - to the parsonage Darcy – to visit Elizabeth. CHAPTERS 34 60. What does Darcy ask Elizabeth and what is her reply? To marry him. She refuses. CHAPTER 35 61. Name three important facts in the letter that Darcy gives Elizabeth. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ CHAPTER 36 62. In re-reading Darcy’s letter, how does Elizabeth now feel? And how does this relate to the title of the book? Ashamed. For her prejudice. CHAPTER 37 63. If Elizabeth does not regret having refused Darcy why is she ashamed? Of the way in which it was done Page 6 of 10 Review questions chapter 38-61 QUESTIONS ON PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Chapters 38 – 61 CHAPTER 38 64. Why is Elizabeth sorry to leave Charlotte for London? Because she is truly sorry to lose Charlotte and does not like the way Mr Collins boasts about his marriage. 65. Where is Elizabeth off to? She is going to London, to the house of Mrs. Gardiner. CHAPTER 39 66. Who does Lydia mention frequently? Wickham. 67. Where is Mrs Bennet pressing her husband to allow her daughters to go to? Brighton. CHAPTER 40 68. What can Jane not believe? Wickham’s ‘wickedness’. CHAPTER 41 69. Where is Lydia invited to? Brighton. 70. Why does Elizabeth not want her to go? She is worried about Wickham and how this might affect Lydia. CHAPTER 42 71. Why does Elizabeth not want to go to Lambton with the Gardiners? Because it is only 5 miles from Pemberley where Darcy’s estate resides. CHAPTER 43 72. Why might this chapter be considered a ‘turning point’ in the novel? Because when Elizabeth meets Darcy he is surprisingly polite, and we begin to see him in a positive light. CHAPTER 44 73. Darcy continues to be polite. Why might this be? The Gardiners believe that Darcy may be fond of their niece. Page 7 of 10 Review questions chapter 38-61 QUESTIONS ON PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Chapters 38 – 61 CHAPTER 45 74. Who criticises Elizabeth’s “person, behaviour, dress” at Pemberton? Miss Bingley. 75. When does she do this? After the Gardiners and Elisabeth have left. CHAPTER 46 76. What has Lydia done? She has run away with Wickham. 77. When Darcy visits is he informed of the above? No. CHAPTER 47 78. What does Elizabeth regret? Not having made public her knowledge of Wickham. 79. What does Mrs Bennet blame Mr Bennet for? For not having let her accompany Lydia. CHAPTER 48 80. What is revealed in detail and now ‘openly’ about Wickham? His debts and seductions. 81. What does Mr Bennet accept the blame for. Lydia’s behaviour/foolishness. CHAPTER 49 82. Why does Wickham accept to marry Lydia? Because she will receive £100 per annum from Mr Gardiner. 83. What do we learn about Mrs Bennet’s personality? That she is very shallow – her only concern now is for wedding clothes and that is in no way interested in Mr Gardiner’s generosity. CHAPTER 50 84. How can you best describe Mr Bennet’s emotion in this chapter? He is very angry. 85. What does Mr Bennet concede to allow? The visit of the newly-wed Lydia to Wickham. Page 8 of 10 Review questions chapter 38-61 QUESTIONS ON PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Chapters 38 – 61 CHAPTER 51 86. How do Lydia and Wickham behave at Longbourn? “Untamed, unabashed, wild, noisy and fearless”. Wickham is very much is old self. 87. Who does Elizabeth discover was present at their wedding? Wickham. CHAPTER 52 88. What do we discover about Darcy and his role in the wedding? He found them; convinced them to marry; he paid off £1,000 of debts; he settled an extra £1,000 on Lydia.
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