QUESTIONS ON PRIDE & PREJUDICE. Chapters 1 – 12
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
CHAPTER 53
89. Where are Lydia and Wickham bound? Newcastle. 90. Who is now back? Bingley (at Netherfield).
CHAPTER 54
91. Who come to dinner at Longbourn? Darcy & Bingley. 92. Does it pass smoothly? (Different interpretations possible here).
CHAPTER 55
93. What do Bingley and Mr Bennet do together? They go shooting. 94. What is the BIG news? Bingley asks Jane to marry him.
CHAPTER 56
95. What does Lady Catherine want from Elizabeth? To promise that she will never marry Darcy.
CHAPTER 57
96. What does Mr Bennet seem to be painfully unaware of? That Elizabeth has feelings for Darcy.
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CHAPTER 58
97. In what paradoxical way may Lady Catherine’s visit have helped to cement the marriage of Darcy and Elizabeth? She tells him of Elizabeth’s refusal to never marry Darcy which get Darcy believing that she may still have feelings for him after all.
CHAPTER 59
98. What adjective does Mrs Bennet use to describe Darcy in this chapter? Disagreeable. 99. Why is Mrs Bennet able to accept Darcy into the family after all? Because she thinks of the couple’s income and lifestyle.
CHAPTER 60
100. What does Elizabeth think that Darcy first found attractive in her. Her “impertinence”.
CHAPTER 61
In the final chapter, what do we learn about the various characters, one year later, remembering that this a really a resumé?
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