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1.	The Bennet family has five daughters. Who is not one of them?
		Jane
		Elizabeth
		Mary
		Charlotte

2.	Mrs Bennet has some exciting news. Which local house has been taken by a single man of large fortune?
		Netherfield
		Keddlestone
		Faringpool
		Wadesley

3.	Mr Bingley will be in possession by Michaelmas! What is his yearly income?
		£2,000
		£5,000
		£10,000
		£12,000

4.	What does Mrs. Bennet claim Mr Bennet takes great delight in?
		piquing her
		needling her
		distressing her
		vexing her

5.	The existential problem facing the Bennet family is that the Bennet estate is:
		estopped
		eased
		entailed
		covenanted

6.	Mr Bingley has a friend who is even wealthier, having ten thousand a year! Where is Darcy's estate?
		Wiltshire
		Derbyshire
		Lincolnshire
		Leicestershire

7.	Did you ever meet such a proud, disgreeable man as Mr Darcy? Perhaps he is not so handsome after all? Mrs. Bennet's opinion is that Darcy is quite:
		ill-favoured
		regrettable
		undesirable
		insufferable

8.	Darcy's opinion of Elizabeth's looks is that they are ________, but not handsome enough to tempt me.
		adequate
		tolerable
		presentable
		decent

9.	At the end of the evening, Darcy is meditating on the pleasure which ___________ in the face of a pretty woman can bestow.
		a pretty nose
		a knowing smile
		a pair of fine eyes
		a quick, agile tongue

10.	Jane has been invited to dine at Netherfield. Why must she travel there by horseback?
		because the footman is unavailable
		because the carriage is being repaired
		because it looks like rain and she will have to stay the night
		because Bingley admires ladies who ride

11.	Miss Bingley and Mrs Hurst grill Jane about her relations. In which part of London is Gracechurch Street?
		Bishopsgate
		Houndsditch
		Cripplegate
		Cheapside

12.	Jane falls sick and Elizabeth visits her at Netherfield. Mrs. Hurst allows that Elizabeth is an excellent _______.
		walker
		comfort
		nursemaid
		messenger

13.	According to Darcy, what is the purpose of the ladies taking a turn about the room?
		it is highly refreshing
		their figures appear to best advantage while walking
		it assists conversation between the ladies
		it aids the digestion

14.	Darcy is writing to his sister? What is her name?
		Henrietta
		Georgiana
		Genevieve
		Letitia

15.	According to Darcy, what is always under good regulation where there is a real superiority of mind?
		comportment
		opinion
		pride
		passion

16.	Mr Bennet has reason to expect an addition to the family party at dinner this evening - his cousin:
		Mr. Flinders
		Mr. Swanston
		Mr. Collins
		Mr. Bourke

17.	What is the name of the Bennet estate?
		Longbourn
		Cliveden
		Whitmore
		Tyntesfield

18.	Having received his ordination at Easter, Mr. Collins has been so fortunate as to be distinguished by the patronage of the Right Honorable who?
		Lady Josephine de Lesseps
		Lady Catherine de Bourgh
		Lady Eleanor de Coverley
		Lady Margaret de Forester

19.	Mr. Bennet thinks that Mr. Collins is not a(n) ________ man, and has great hopes of finding him quite the reverse.
		practical
		astute
		sensible
		informed

20.	Lizzie walks to town with her sisters. What is the name of the town?
		Meryton
		Barton Park
		Donwell
		Monkford

21.	Denny introduces the Bennet sisters to his fellow officer:
		Robert Chamberlain
		George Wickham
		Thomas Carter
		Henry Forster

22.	According to Wickham, Darcy did him a great wrong by refusing to honour his father's promise to help Wickham in his chosen career of:
		trade
		scholarship
		the law
		the clergy

23.	What is the name of Lady Catherine de Bourgh's estate?
		Rosings Park
		Lessingby
		Highbury
		Combe Magna

24.	Rosings Park, you understand, is very grand indeed. Mr. Collins is only too happy too tell you how much the chimney in the second drawing room cost.
		£300
		£400
		£600
		£800

25.	Who asks Lizzie for the first two dances at the Netherfield Ball?
		Colonel Forster
		Wickham
		Darcy
		Mr. Collins

26.	Which Bennet sister embarrasses herself by singing very ill at the ball at Netherfield?
		Jane
		Lydia
		Mary
		Kitty

27.	And which Bennet sister causes a ruckus by grabbing an officer's sword and running away with it?
		Kitty
		Lydia
		Jane
		Mary

28.	Mr. Collins proposes marriage to Lizzie. But before he is run away by my feelings on this subject, perhaps it would be advisable for me to state his reasons for marrying. What is not one of them?
		he is convinced it will add very greatly to his happiness
		his most passionate respect and adoration for her father
		it is a right thing for every clergyman to set the example of matrimony in his parish
		the particular recommendation of his noble patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh

29.	Lizzie rejects Mr. Collins' proposal, but he is not discouraged for all of the following reasons, except:
		he understands that it is usual with young ladies to reject the addresses of the man they secretly mean to accept when he first applies for their favour
		her attachment to the home of her childhood which Mr. Collins will inherit will surely cause Lizzie to reconsider
		his situation in life and connection with the noble family of De Bourgh are circumstances highly in his favour
		it is by no means certain that another offer of marriage may ever be made to Lizzie

30.	Lizzie has refused Mr. Collins' proposal while her mother insists she accept it. What alternative does Mr. Bennet say is before Lizzie?
		she is nineteen, so she must marry soon or be considered an old maid
		she must suffer the indignity of marriage to Mr. Collins, or accept that she will never find a better prospect
		her mother will never see her if she does not marry Mr. Collins, and her father will never see her again if she does
		she must marry Mr. Collins or the Bennet estate and all means of supporting her sisters will be lost