Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 7 quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. How much is Mr. Bennet's estate worth annually?

   • Ten thousand pounds a year
   • One thousand pounds a year
   • Correct answer: Two thousand pounds a year
   • Five thousand pounds a year

   Mr. Bennet's property "consisted almost entirely in an estate of two thousand a year," which is modest compared to the wealthy Mr. Bingley or Mr. Darcy.

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   Question 2. Why is the entailment on Mr. Bennet's estate a problem for his daughters?

   • The estate taxes are too high for his daughters to afford on their own
   • Correct answer: The estate will pass to a distant male relation because Mr. Bennet has no sons
   • The estate is mortgaged and the bank will seize it as soon as Mr. Bennet dies
   • The estate belongs to Mrs. Bennet's family and will go to her brother in London

   The estate is "entailed, in default of heirs male, on a distant relation." Since the Bennets have only daughters, the property will pass away from the family.

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   Question 3. What has recently arrived in Meryton that excites Kitty and Lydia?

   • A new family of wealthy gentlemen from London society
   • A group of naval officers returning from service abroad
   • A traveling theater company performing Shakespeare plays
   • Correct answer: A militia regiment stationed there for the winter season

   The chapter describes "the recent arrival of a militia regiment in the neighbourhood; it was to remain the whole winter, and Meryton was the headquarters."

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   Question 4. What does Mr. Bennet say about Kitty and Lydia's behavior regarding the officers?

   • Correct answer: He calls them "two of the silliest girls in the country"
   • He forbids them from visiting Meryton without a chaperone
   • He suggests they focus their attention on Mr. Bingley instead
   • He encourages them to make friends with the officers' families

   Mr. Bennet coolly observes: "From all that I can collect by your manner of talking, you must be two of the silliest girls in the country. I have suspected it some time, but I am now convinced."

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   Question 5. Who sends Jane an invitation to dine at Netherfield?

   • Mr. Bingley writes a formal dinner invitation
   • Correct answer: Miss Bingley (Caroline) sends a note to Miss Bennet
   • Mrs. Hurst extends the invitation through Aunt Phillips
   • Mr. Darcy arranges the dinner through his housekeeper

   The note comes from Miss Bingley, who writes that if Jane does not come to dine, she and Louisa (Mrs. Hurst) "shall be in danger of hating each other for the rest of our lives."

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   Question 6. Why does Mrs. Bennet refuse to let Jane take the carriage to Netherfield?

   • Kitty and Lydia have already taken the carriage to visit their aunt in Meryton
   • The carriage is broken and being repaired at the wheelwright
   • Correct answer: She wants Jane to ride horseback so rain will force her to stay overnight
   • She believes walking will give Jane a healthy glow that Mr. Bingley will admire

   Mrs. Bennet says Jane should go on horseback "because it seems likely to rain; and then you must stay all night." She schemes to keep Jane at Netherfield near Mr. Bingley.

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   Question 7. What happens to Jane after riding to Netherfield on horseback?

   • Correct answer: She is caught in the rain, catches a violent cold, and cannot return home
   • She has an accident with the horse and sprains her ankle near Meryton
   • She gets lost in the storm and is rescued by Mr. Darcy on the road
   • She arrives safely and spends the evening dancing with Mr. Bingley at Netherfield

   Jane gets soaked in the rain, falls ill with "a violent cold," and writes to Elizabeth that she is "very unwell" with a sore throat and headache, and cannot return home.

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   Question 8. How does Mrs. Bennet react when she learns Jane is ill at Netherfield?

   • She is indifferent and tells Elizabeth not to make a fuss about it
   • She blames Mr. Bennet for not insisting Jane take the carriage
   • She is frantic with worry and demands the carriage be sent immediately
   • Correct answer: She is delighted, calling it "a lucky idea of mine, indeed!"

   Mrs. Bennet is pleased, saying "This was a lucky idea of mine, indeed!" and taking credit as though she personally made it rain. Her priority is matchmaking, not her daughter's health.

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   Question 9. How does Elizabeth travel to Netherfield to see Jane?

   • Correct answer: She walks three miles alone, crossing fields and jumping over stiles
   • She takes Aunt Phillips's carriage from Meryton to the estate
   • She rides with Kitty and Lydia, who drop her off on their way to town
   • She borrows a horse from the Lucases and rides to Netherfield

   Elizabeth walks alone, "crossing field after field at a quick pace, jumping over stiles and springing over puddles," arriving with "weary ankles, dirty stockings, and a face glowing with the warmth of exercise."

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    Question 10. What is Mr. Darcy's reaction when Elizabeth arrives at Netherfield after her walk?

    • He immediately offers her his carriage to return home and change clothes
    • He ignores her completely and leaves the room without speaking
    • He openly criticizes her for the impropriety of walking unaccompanied
    • Correct answer: He is divided between admiring her complexion and doubting the occasion's propriety

    Darcy "said very little" but was "divided between admiration of the brilliancy which exercise had given to her complexion, and doubt as to the occasion's justifying her coming so far alone."

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    Question 11. What do Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst think of Elizabeth's appearance when she arrives?

    • They compliment the brilliancy that exercise has given to her complexion
    • They admire her determination and invite her to rest after so long a walk
    • Correct answer: Elizabeth is convinced they hold her in contempt for walking in such conditions
    • They are too distracted by Jane's illness to take any notice of Elizabeth's state

    Elizabeth "was convinced that they held her in contempt for it," though they received her politely on the surface. Their private disdain contrasts with Bingley's genuine warmth.

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    Question 12. Why does Elizabeth end up staying at Netherfield rather than returning home?

    • The rain returns and makes the roads completely impassable for walking
    • Correct answer: Jane becomes distressed at the idea of Elizabeth leaving, so Miss Bingley invites her to stay
    • Mr. Bingley insists Elizabeth stay and sends a servant for her belongings
    • Elizabeth twists her ankle on the walk and cannot make the journey home

    When Elizabeth prepares to leave, "Jane testified such concern in parting with her, that Miss Bingley was obliged to convert the offer of the chaise to an invitation to remain at Netherfield."

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    Question 13. What is Mrs. Bennet's maiden name background, as revealed in this chapter?

    • Her family were wealthy merchants, and her brother still runs their business in London
    • She is from a noble family that has fallen on hard financial times
    • Correct answer: Her father was an attorney in Meryton, and her sister married his clerk Mr. Phillips
    • Her father was a clerk to Mr. Phillips, the Meryton attorney who later married her sister

    The chapter states that "her father had been an attorney in Meryton" and "she had a sister married to a Mr. Phillips, who had been a clerk to their father and succeeded him in the business."

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    Question 14. Which character offers this observation: "Every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason"?

    • Correct answer: Mary, moralizing about Elizabeth's plan to visit Jane on foot
    • Jane, writing from Netherfield about her decision to stay
    • Elizabeth, defending her decision to walk all the way to Netherfield
    • Mr. Bennet, commenting on his wife's matchmaking schemes

    Mary offers this pedantic observation when Elizabeth announces she will walk to Netherfield, adding that "exertion should always be in proportion to what is required." It illustrates Mary's bookish, moralizing character.

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    Question 15. What does Mr. Bennet say when Elizabeth reads Jane's note about her illness aloud?

    • He blames himself for allowing Mrs. Bennet to deny Jane the carriage
    • He dismisses it as a minor cold and tells Elizabeth not to overreact
    • He immediately orders the carriage sent to Netherfield to fetch Jane home
    • Correct answer: He says if Jane should die, it would be a comfort to know it was in pursuit of Mr. Bingley

    Mr. Bennet says with characteristic irony: "if your daughter should have a dangerous fit of illness -- if she should die, it would be a comfort to know that it was all in pursuit of Mr. Bingley, and under your orders."

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