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Pride and Prejudice
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Why does Charlotte Lucas marry Mr. Collins?
Why is Lizzy Mr. Bennet’s favorite daughter?
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Why does Lizzy form a negative first impression of Darcy?
Why does Lizzy reject Darcy’s first proposal to her?
What is the significance of the novel’s opening line?
According to Mr. Darcy, what qualities make a woman “accomplished”?
What role do letters play in the novel?
What is revealed about the characters after Elizabeth rejects Mr. Collins’s proposal?
How is the novel a critique of the social norms of its time?
How are Mr. and Mrs. Bennet different?
What is entailment, and what role does it play in the novel?
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How is Mr. Darcy initially perceived
As arrogant and rude
As civil but distant
As warm and friendly
As kind but unattractive
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What does Wickham lead Elizabeth to believe about Darcy
Darcy seduces women wherever he goes.
Darcy plans on buying the Bennets' estate.
Darcy has vowed to never get married.
Darcy cheated him out of an inheritance.
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What does Darcy do to Elizabeth when he visits her in the Collins' home
Proposes to her
Kisses her
Splatters her with mud
Insults her family
4
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Whom does Lydia marry
Collins
Wickham
Darcy
Bingley
5
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What does Lady Catherine de Bourgh demand of Elizabeth
That she not marry Darcy
That she break up Jane and Bingley
That she marry Mr. Collins
That she pursue a career as a writer
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