Chapter 14 Practice Quiz — Pride and Prejudice
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Practice Quiz: Chapter 14
What subject does Mr. Bennet raise at dinner to draw out Mr. Collins?
He observes that Collins seems very fortunate in his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, knowing the topic will make Collins absurd.
How many times has Lady Catherine invited Mr. Collins to dine at Rosings?
Twice.
What card game did Lady Catherine invite Collins to join?
Quadrille (a pool of quadrille in the evening).
What advice did Lady Catherine give Mr. Collins about marriage?
She advised him to marry as soon as he could, provided he chose with discretion.
What did Lady Catherine suggest for Mr. Collins's parsonage?
Some shelves in the closet upstairs.
How is the garden of Collins's parsonage situated relative to Rosings Park?
It is separated only by a lane from Rosings Park.
How does Mr. Collins describe Miss de Bourgh's beauty?
He repeats Lady Catherine's claim that Miss de Bourgh is "far superior to the handsomest of her sex" because of features marking distinguished birth.
What prevents Miss de Bourgh from making progress in her accomplishments?
Her sickly constitution.
What vehicle does Miss de Bourgh drive past Collins's parsonage?
A little phaeton and ponies.
What compliment has Collins paid about Miss de Bourgh to Lady Catherine?
That her charming daughter seemed born to be a duchess, and that the most elevated rank would be adorned by her.
What does Mr. Bennet ask Collins about his compliments to Lady Catherine?
Whether they proceed from the impulse of the moment or are the result of previous study.
How does Collins respond to Mr. Bennet's question about his compliments?
He says they arise chiefly from the moment but admits he sometimes prepares elegant compliments in advance, always wishing to give them an unstudied air.
How does Mr. Bennet react to Collins's performance?
He listens with the keenest enjoyment while maintaining the most resolute composure of countenance, sharing only occasional glances at Elizabeth.
Why does Mr. Collins refuse to read a novel aloud?
He protests that he never reads novels, viewing them as beneath his dignity as a clergyman.
What book does Mr. Collins choose to read aloud instead of a novel?
Fordyce's Sermons (Sermons to Young Women).
Who interrupts Mr. Collins's reading and what does she talk about?
Lydia interrupts after three pages to gossip about her uncle Phillips possibly turning away Richard and Colonel Forster possibly hiring him.
What does Collins say after Lydia interrupts his reading?
He lectures that "little young ladies are interested by books of a serious stamp" and says he will "no longer importune my young cousin."
What game does Collins propose to Mr. Bennet after abandoning the reading?
Backgammon.
What does Mr. Bennet say when accepting Collins's challenge to backgammon?
That Collins acted very wisely in leaving the girls to their own trifling amusements.
Why has Miss de Bourgh never been presented at court?
Her indifferent state of health prevents her being in town, which Collins says has deprived the British court of its brightest ornaments.