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1.	There is excitement at Longbourn when it is learned that Mr. Collins has made an offer of marriage! But who would accept an offer from one of the stupidest men in England?
		Charlotte Lucas
		Lucy Steele
		Jane Fairfax
		Sophia Crift

2.	Mrs. Bennet cannot bear to think of Charlotte Lucas being mistress at Longbourn, and she being forced to give way! What consolation is offered by Mr. Bennet?
		that Mr. Collins will not want to be so far from Lady Catherine de Bourgh
		that she could always go live with her sister
		that the dowager cottage will be available for her
		that he might outlive her

3.	Wickham is dancing with a young lady who is not very attractive, but who has inherited a fortune of £10,000! What is her name?
		Mary King
		Harriett Smith
		Louisa Musgrove
		Sophia Grey

4.	Jane goes to London to stay with her aunt and uncle, and has a visit from Miss Bingley, who made it evident that she took no pleasure from seeing her. What is Miss Bingley's first name?
		Anne
		Emma
		Augusta
		Caroline

5.	Charlotte has invited Lizzie to visit her at Hunsford. Her father suggests she should be happy to see Mr. Collins, not to mention the Lady Catherine de Bourgh, as Lizzie is a:
		scholar of the absurd
		admirer of fools and imbeciles
		connoisseur of human folly
		devotee of irrational personages

6.	Mr. Collins is truly honoured to be able to welcome the party to his humble abode. What does he describe as eminently suitable for a clergyman?
		the fireplace
		the library
		the staircase
		the parlour

7.	What activity does Charlotte encourage Mr. Collins to spend as much as possible of his time doing?
		gardening
		letter-writing
		tending his flock
		Scripture reading

8.	There is a big commotion when Miss Anne de Bourgh arrives at the parsonage - it was so great that Lizzie thought:
		the pigs had got into the garden
		there was a fox-hunt nearby
		there was a badger on the grounds
		the geese had escaped

9.	Lizzie thinks Miss Anne de Bourgh will make Darcy a proper wife because she looks __________.
		bilious and tart
		sickly and cross
		infirm and resentful
		feeble and ill-tempered

10.	Lady Catherine de Bourgh is specifically shocked to learn that:
		Lizzie is not one to defer to her elders, or her betters in society
		Lizzie had turned down a fine gentleman such as Mr. Collins
		the younger Bennet daughters are out before the older ones are married
		Lizzie is not yet one-and-twenty

11.	Rosings Park has visitors - Darcy and his cousin, whose surname is the same as Darcy's first name. What is it?
		Fitzroy
		Fitzgerald
		Fitzwilliam
		Fitzmorris

12.	In vain Mr Darcy has struggled, but his feelings will not be repressed. How does he begin his proposal of marriage to Lizzie?
		"You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you"
		"You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope"
		"I will express myself as sensibly as a man violently in love can be supposed to do"
		"I have been examining the workings of my heart, and I can truly say this..."

13.	Darcy states that his proposal is not that of a rational man, for all of the following reasons except:
		it is against his own better judgement
		he will be going expressly against the wishes of his family and his friends
		his irrational passion will not be denied
		the relative situation of their families is such that any alliance between us must be regarded as a highly reprehensible connection

14.	Lizzie rejects her second marriage proposal in as many episodes. What is not one of her stated reasons for doing so?
		"I cannot like you well enough to marry you"
		"Do you think any consideration would tempt me to accept the man who’s been the means of ruining the happiness of a most beloved sister?"
		"You chose to tell me that you liked me against your will, against your reason, and even against your character"
		"My dislike of you was decided when I heard Mr Wickham's story of your dealings with him"

15.	Darcy is not ashamed of the feelings he related. They were natural and just. Could you expect him to ________?
		take pride that he has been kinder to his friend than to himself
		rejoice in the inferiority of Lizzie's connections
		ignore these honest scruples which are plain to see
		celebrate his weakness in not overcoming these rational objections

16.	Complete this quote: "The mode of your declaration merely spared me any concern I might have felt in refusing you,________"
		"you have made no effort in civility"
		"had you behaved in a more gentleman-like manner"
		"never has there been a proposal of marriage with such disdain and arrogance"
		"but your impropriety, sir, was outspoken and insufferable"

17.	Following Lizzie's reaction of his marriage proposal, Darcy writes a letter to defend himself against the charges laid at his door. Mr Wickham declined any interest in the church as a career but requested, and was granted, the sum of ______ instead of the living
		£2,000
		£3,000
		£4,000
		£5,000

18.	More damningly, Mr. Wickham convinced Darcy's sister Georgiana to elope with him! How old was Georgiana at the time?
		15
		16
		17
		18

19.	As for detaching Mr. Bingley from Lizzie's sister Jane, Darcy does not deny this - though what part of this might have been beneath him?
		convincing Bingley that Jane was more interested in his fortune
		reading Bingley's letters to Jane
		rejoicing in his triumph at separating Bingley from Jane
		concealing from Bingley that Jane was in London

20.	How many times since her arrival has Lizzie been invited with the Collinses to dine at Rosings?
		5
		8
		11
		13

21.	Ill news for Kitty and Lydia - the regiment is leaving Meryton. Where are they going?
		Brighton
		Eastbourne
		Worthing
		Ramsgate

22.	Lydia also passes on the news that Wickham is not to marry Mary King after all. "I shouldn't think he cared three straws about her. Who could about such a ________?"
		awful, cross-eyed little thing
		beastly, buck-toothed little thing
		vile, ill-favored little thing
		nasty, freckled little thing

23.	Lydia gets her way, and goes to Brighton as the particular friend of:
		Mrs. Carter
		Mrs. Sanderson
		Mrs. Harker
		Mrs. Forster

24.	Lizzie is taking another trip away from Longbourn, this time with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs Gardiner. Where do they initially plan to go?
		Cornwall
		the Lake Country
		the Scottish Highlands
		the Cotswolds

25.	Unfortunately, Mr Gardiner's business won't allow him enough time away, and they will be visiting Derbyshire instead. What is the name of Darcy's Derbyshire estate?
		Highclere
		Chatsworth
		Pemberley
		Burghley

26.	What is the name of the village five miles from Pemberley?
		Ecclesford
		Allanham
		Lambton
		Everingham

27.	Lizzie and the Gardiners go to Pemberley. Perhaps the beauty of the house renders its owner a little less _________?
		loathsome
		repulsive
		abhorrent
		insufferable

28.	Lizzie runs into Darcy unexpectedly on the Pemberley grounds. What had he been doing just before?
		riding
		swimming
		shooting
		urinating behind a tree

29.	Darcy has had a transformation, and is delighted to make the acquaintance of Lizzie's relatives from Cheapside. He even invites Mr. Gardiner to engage in what activity?
		hunting
		fishing
		shooting
		cards

30.	Darcy advises Lizzie that the rest of his party arrives tomorrow. It includes all of the following, except:
		Colonel Fitzwilliam
		Mr. Bingley
		Caroline Bingley
		Georgiana Darcy