11 questions on plot, characters, and themes. Free to take, so you can see exactly what to review before class.
1. Why does the Bennet family face financial pressure to marry off their daughters?
2. What does Elizabeth initially believe about Mr. Darcy based on their first meeting?
3. What false story does George Wickham tell Elizabeth about Darcy?
4. Why does Charlotte Lucas marry Mr. Collins?
5. What is the main reason Darcy gives in his letter for separating Bingley from Jane?
6. What is the truth about Wickham's relationship with Darcy's sister Georgiana?
7. How does Darcy help resolve the crisis when Lydia runs off with Wickham?
8. What does Elizabeth realize about herself after reading Darcy's letter and learning the truth about Wickham?
9. How does Darcy demonstrate his changed behavior when Elizabeth visits Pemberley?
10. What does the novel suggest about the relationship between pride and self-deception?
11. What does Charlotte Lucas's marriage to Mr. Collins reveal about women's agency in this world?
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