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1.	It has been too long since Bingley had the pleasure of speaking to Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Bingley declares they have not met since:
		the 8th of December
		the 26th of November
		the 14th of October
		Michaelmas

2.	Bingley's younger sister Louisa and her husband is also with the party. What is their surname?
		Middleton
		Price
		Elton
		Hurst

3.	After the party, Miss Bingley declares she finds Lizzie so much altered since the winter. So brown and coarse. What feature of Lizzie's does Miss Bingley find tolerable?
		her eyebrows
		her nose
		her teeth
		her chin

4.	Miss Bingley particularly recalls Mr Darcy saying: "She a beauty! I should as soon call her _________!"
		mother a wit
		younger sister a talent
		cousin a sage
		youngest sister a lady

5.	To Miss Bingley's dismay, it has been many months since Darcy has considered Lizzie one of the ________ women of his acquaintance.
		comeliest
		best-favoured
		handsomest
		most fine-looking

6.	Jane has written two letters to Lizzie. The first is inform her that Lydia and Wickham have taken off together - to where?
		London
		Ireland
		Scotland
		France

7.	There is worse news in the second letter. What does it say?
		Wickham has cast out Lydia after ruining her
		her father has suffered a stroke at the news of Lydia's elopement
		the scandalous news has already begun to circulate in society
		the marriage between Lydia and Wickham never happened

8.	Darcy interrupts just as Lizzie has finished reading the letters, and she shares their contents with him. What does Lizzie say to herself when he leaves?
		"I have lost his good opinion forever."
		"I shall never see him again."
		"And I must partake of her Lydia's ruin and disgrace"
		"What he must think of me."

9.	Lizzie arrives back at Longbourn. Her mother's chief worry is that:
		that Lydia may be already with child
		any hope she had of marrying off her other daughters is now ruined
		Mr Bennet will fight Wickham and be killed
		that Lydia will catch her death of cold in Scotland

10.	Mrs. Bennet also has some instructions for Lydia:
		that Lydia should invite as many guests to the wedding as she pleases
		that Lydia should be married in Longbourn church, where all her friends can see her
		that Lydia not give any directions about wedding clothes till she has seen her mother
		that Lydia ensure the wedding is anounced properly in the newspaper

11.	Who laments with the Bennets that "the death of your sister would have been a blessing in comparison"?
		Mrs. Lucas
		Mr. Collins
		Mrs. Forster
		Lady Catherine de Bourgh

12.	Not a day goes by without Mrs. Phillips hearing some new bad tale of Wickham, including all of the following except possibly:
		drunken routs
		gaming debts
		ill treatment of servants
		debauches

13.	Mr. Bennet has at last learned to be cautious, and Kitty will feel the effects of it. What is not one of his conditions?
		if Kitty wishes to marry a worthless young man, she must save up her own fortune to bribe him
		no officer is ever to enter his house again, or even to pass through the village
		balls will be absolutely prohibited, unless Kitty stands up with one of her sisters
		Kitty is never to stir out of doors until she can prove she has spent ten minutes of every day in a rational manner

14.	Mr. Gardiner has written to Mr. Bennet to inform him that Wickham is willing to marry Lydia. Of course they must marry, but what does Mr. Bennet want very much to know?
		how much money Mr. Gardiner laid down to bring this about and how he is ever to repay him
		why Wickham, for all his faults, has agreed to marry such a silly girl
		whether he will ever be able to see Lydia again
		what he is to do with Mr. Wickham as a son-in-law

15.	Mr Bennet has no choice but to accept the arrangements. And when he takes into account what he shall save on Lydia's board and pocket allowance, he's scarcely how many pounds a year worse off?
		5
		10
		20
		50

16.	Wickham has a new commission. Where is it?
		Durham
		Newcastle
		Wales
		India

17.	The newly-married Lydia and Wickham arrive at Longbourn. What does Lydia note?
		that her father is not there to greet her
		that she has done what none of her sisters have
		that she must enter the house ahead of her older sisters, as she is married
		that there are no party decorations out for her

18.	Who was groomsman for Wickham at the wedding to Lydia?
		Denny
		Colonel Forster
		Sanderson
		Darcy

19.	Shortly after, Mr Bingley returns to Netherfield and comes to call on the Bennets. Kitty asks her mother why she keeps ________.
		grinning
		smirking
		winking
		grumbling

20.	Jane and Mr. Bingley are engaged to be married. Mr. Bennet believes they will do very well together for all of the following reasons, except possibly:
		they are so complying that nothing will ever be resolved on
		they are so sweet-natured that they will be at the mercy of their silly sisters
		they are so generous that they will always exceed their income
		they are so easy that every servant will cheat them

21.	The next unexpected visitor is none other than the esteemed Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Where does she suggest she take a turn with Lizzie?
		around this inconvenient sitting room
		around the very small courtyard
		around the west-facing lawn, which must do very ill in summer
		around the pretty-ish kind of little wilderness

22.	From their infancy, Darcy and Anna de Bourgh have been intended for one another. Lady Catherine de Bourgh will not be prevented by:
		the upstart pretensions of a young woman without family, connections or fortune
		the parvenu ambitions of a young woman uninhibited by the disgrace of her scandalous family
		the social climbing of a young woman who desires an advantageous marriage
		the vulgarian aspirations of a young woman seeking to venture above her status

23.	Lady Catherine de Bourgh refers to Lizzie as being all of the following, except:
		obstinate
		unfeeling
		headstrong
		mercenary

24.	Mr. Bennet has received an exceedingly diverting letter. He is particularly amused with the news that:
		Mr. Wickham is seeking Mr. Bennet's advice on how to temper his wife's behaviour
		Maria Lucas has also run off with an officer of the regiment
		Mr. Darcy is soon to marry Lizzie
		Mr. Collins has fallen from favour with Lady Catherine de Bourgh

25.	Darcy and Bingley arrive, and Bingley suggests a walk to Meryton. On the walk, Darcy declares "If your feelings are what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject forever." Lizzie's feelings:
		have altered considerably
		are dissimilar to what they once were
		are quite the opposite
		are now in exact contrast

26.	What was it that caused Darcy to have hope that Lizzie might accept him?
		Mrs. Gardiner's sound advice
		Mr. Bingley's promotion of the idea
		Lady Catherine's telling of her meeting with Lizzie
		Georgiana's encouragement

27.	Which reproof of Lizzie's shall Darcy never forget? You do not know how these words have tortured him!
		"From the very beginning, your manners impressed me with the fullest belief of your arrogance, your conceit, and your selfish disdain for the feelings of others."
		"You could not have made me the offer of your hand in any possible way that would have tempted me to accept it."
		"Had you behaved in a more gentleman-like manner."
		"I had not known you a month before I felt you were the last man in the world whom I could ever marry!"

28.	Who does Lizzie first inform of her engagement to Mr Darcy?
		Jane
		Mr. Bennet
		Mrs. Bennet
		Charlotte Lucas

29.	Jane is surprised that Lizzie has consented to marry Darcy, because she knows how much Lizzie dislikes him. But in cases such as these:
		first impressions do not always have the truth of it
		admiration and love overcome all rational objections
		passionate dislike can provide a sound footing for a happy marriage
		a good memory is unpardonable

30.	Lizzie does not know how long she has loved Darcy, but she believes she must date it from:
		when he first asked her to dance at the Netherfield ball
		when she first saw his beautiful grounds at Pemberley
		when she saw him emerging from the lake
		when he first introduced her to his sister