Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 33 quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. How many times does Elizabeth unexpectedly encounter Mr. Darcy during her walks in Rosings Park?

   • Twice, both times near the gate that leads to the Parsonage grounds from the park
   • Correct answer: At least three times, despite her having told him which paths she usually takes through the park
   • Four times in total, each encounter growing progressively longer and more conversational than the last
   • Once, which she dismisses as a simple coincidence of timing during her afternoon walk

   Elizabeth meets Darcy unexpectedly, then tells him her favourite haunt. Yet it happens "a second time" and "even a third," making at least three encounters.

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   Question 2. What does Darcy do during his encounters with Elizabeth in the park, rather than simply exchanging pleasantries?

   • Correct answer: He turns back and walks with her, asking oddly disconnected questions about her stay and the Collinses
   • He walks her as far as the gate in the pales opposite the Parsonage, then leaves without asking anything
   • He makes a few formal inquiries, pauses awkwardly, and then goes away, leaving her to finish her ramble alone
   • He walks alongside her in silence, occasionally glancing at her but never initiating conversation

   "He actually thought it necessary to turn back and walk with her," asking "odd unconnected questions" about Hunsford, solitary walks, and Mr. and Mrs. Collins's happiness.

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   Question 3. What is Elizabeth reading when she encounters Colonel Fitzwilliam on her walk?

   • A pamphlet about the gardens and grounds of Rosings Park that Lady Catherine distributes to visitors
   • A letter from her father containing witty commentary about the household in Longbourn
   • A novel she borrowed from Charlotte Collins's small library at the Hunsford Parsonage
   • Correct answer: A letter from Jane that reveals Jane has not been writing in good spirits lately

   She is "perusing Jane's last letter, and dwelling on some passages which proved that Jane had not written in spirits."

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   Question 4. What does Colonel Fitzwilliam say about his dependence on Darcy regarding their travel plans?

   • He says he prefers to let Darcy decide because he himself has no particular engagements in London
   • He says they have agreed to split the travel expenses equally and take turns choosing the route
   • Correct answer: He says he is at Darcy's disposal because Darcy arranges the business just as he pleases
   • He says Lady Catherine determines when they may leave and neither cousin has any say in the matter

   "I am at his disposal. He arranges the business just as he pleases," showing Fitzwilliam's subordinate position as a younger son without independent means.

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   Question 5. What does Colonel Fitzwilliam mean when he says "younger sons cannot marry where they like"?

   • He means that younger sons are expected to marry foreign aristocrats to strengthen diplomatic alliances
   • He means that younger sons are bound by military regulations that restrict whom they may marry
   • He means that younger sons must obtain their elder brother's formal permission before proposing
   • Correct answer: He means that without independent wealth, younger sons must consider fortune when choosing a wife

   Fitzwilliam explains that "our habits of expense make us too dependent" and that men of his rank "cannot afford to marry without some attention to money."

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   Question 6. How does Elizabeth react when she wonders whether Fitzwilliam's remarks about marriage are "meant for me"?

   • Correct answer: She blushes at the idea but recovers and jokes about "the usual price of an earl's younger son"
   • She agrees solemnly and says she understands the financial realities of marriage in their society
   • She laughs loudly and tells him she has no intention of marrying anyone, regardless of his fortune
   • She becomes visibly angry and changes the subject to politics to avoid further personal discussion

   She "coloured at the idea; but, recovering herself, said in a lively tone, 'And pray, what is the usual price of an earl's younger son? Unless the elder brother is very sickly, I suppose you would not ask above fifty thousand pounds.'"

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   Question 7. Who does Colonel Fitzwilliam say shares the guardianship of Miss Darcy with Mr. Darcy?

   • Lady Catherine de Bourgh, whose advice on every family matter her nephews are expected to follow
   • Mr. Bingley, who was appointed guardian due to his close friendship with the Darcy family
   • Correct answer: Colonel Fitzwilliam himself, who says he is "joined with him in the guardianship of Miss Darcy"
   • Miss Bingley, with whom Georgiana is a very great favourite, and who hopes one day to become her sister

   "I am joined with him in the guardianship of Miss Darcy," Fitzwilliam reveals, sharing this responsibility with his cousin.

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   Question 8. How does Fitzwilliam react when Elizabeth suggests Miss Darcy might have "the true Darcy spirit" and be difficult to manage?

   • He laughs heartily and assures Elizabeth that Georgiana is nothing at all like her proud older brother
   • Correct answer: He looks at her earnestly and immediately asks why she supposes Miss Darcy would cause uneasiness
   • He dismisses the question entirely and redirects the conversation back to their earlier topic of travel
   • He agrees enthusiastically and shares several humorous anecdotes about Georgiana's stubborn temperament

   "She observed him looking at her earnestly; and the manner in which he immediately asked her why she supposed Miss Darcy likely to give them any uneasiness, convinced her that she had somehow or other got pretty near the truth."

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   Question 9. What does Elizabeth say when Fitzwilliam grows uneasy about Miss Darcy?

   • She admits that Wickham told her something troubling about Miss Darcy and asks Fitzwilliam to confirm it
   • She apologises for overstepping and promises never to mention Miss Darcy in conversation again
   • She presses him further, asking directly whether Georgiana was ever involved in a scandalous situation
   • Correct answer: She reassures him by saying she never heard any harm of Georgiana and that she is a favourite of Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley

   "You need not be frightened. I never heard any harm of her; and I dare say she is one of the most tractable creatures in the world. She is a very great favourite with some ladies of my acquaintance, Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley."

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    Question 10. What does Fitzwilliam reveal that Darcy told him during their journey to Rosings?

    • That Darcy intends to propose to his cousin Anne de Bourgh before the end of the Easter visit
    • Correct answer: That Darcy congratulated himself on having lately saved a friend from a most imprudent marriage
    • That Darcy regrets his behaviour at the Meryton ball and wishes to apologise to the Bennet family
    • That Darcy plans to purchase an estate near Longbourn to be closer to Elizabeth and her sisters

    Darcy "congratulated himself on having lately saved a friend from the inconveniences of a most imprudent marriage, but without mentioning names or any other particulars."

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    Question 11. Why does Fitzwilliam suspect the friend Darcy saved from an imprudent marriage is Bingley?

    • Correct answer: Because he believes Bingley is the sort of young man to get into such a scrape, and they were together last summer
    • Because Lady Catherine had mentioned Bingley's romantic entanglements during a dinner conversation at Rosings
    • Because Darcy explicitly named Bingley during their private conversation on the journey to Kent
    • Because Bingley recently wrote to Fitzwilliam asking for advice about a young woman from Hertfordshire

    Fitzwilliam says he "only suspected it to be Bingley from believing him the kind of young man to get into a scrape of that sort, and from knowing them to have been together the whole of last summer."

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    Question 12. What were the "strong objections against the lady" that Elizabeth concludes motivated Darcy's interference?

    • Jane's lack of musical accomplishment and inability to speak French, Italian, or any modern language
    • Jane's supposed lack of real affection for Bingley, shown in her calm and reserved manner whenever he was near
    • Correct answer: Jane's inferior social connections: one uncle who is a country attorney and another in trade in London
    • Jane's reputation for flirting with officers of the militia regiment stationed at Meryton that winter

    Elizabeth concludes the "strong objections" were the family connections: "her having one uncle who was a country attorney, and another who was in business in London."

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    Question 13. What two motives does Elizabeth attribute to Darcy for separating Bingley from Jane?

    • Jealousy of Bingley's happiness and a wish to punish Elizabeth for refusing to dance with him at the ball
    • Correct answer: The worst kind of class-based pride about the Bennets' connections and the wish to retain Bingley for his own sister
    • A plan orchestrated with Miss Bingley to arrange a more advantageous match with a titled London heiress
    • A desire to protect Bingley's reputation and genuine concern for Jane's financial wellbeing

    Elizabeth decides Darcy "had been partly governed by this worst kind of pride, and partly by the wish of retaining Mr. Bingley for his sister."

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    Question 14. What is the one family weakness Elizabeth concedes might be a legitimate objection to the Bennets?

    • Correct answer: Her mother's behaviour, though she insists Darcy's pride cares more about connections than sense
    • The family's modest income of two thousand pounds a year and the entailment of the Longbourn estate
    • Her father's tendency to mock others and his habit of retreating to his library instead of socialising
    • Her younger sisters' wild behaviour at public assemblies and their open pursuit of militia officers

    "When she thought of her mother, her confidence gave way a little; but she would not allow that any objections there had material weight with Mr. Darcy, whose pride... would receive a deeper wound from the want of importance in his friend's connections, than from their want of sense."

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    Question 15. Why does Elizabeth decline to attend the evening engagement at Rosings at the end of Chapter 33?

    • She wants to write an urgent letter to Jane warning her about Darcy's role in separating her from Bingley
    • She is angry with Mr. Collins for pressuring her to flatter Lady Catherine during previous visits
    • Correct answer: Her agitation and tears over the revelation bring on a headache, combined with unwillingness to see Darcy
    • Charlotte asks her to stay behind and help prepare the Parsonage for unexpected visitors the next morning

    "The agitation and tears which the subject occasioned, brought on a headache; and it grew so much worse towards the evening, that, added to her unwillingness to see Mr. Darcy, it determined her not to attend her cousins to Rosings."

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