Chapter 28 Practice Quiz — Pride and Prejudice
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Practice Quiz: Chapter 28
Why is Elizabeth in high spirits at the start of Chapter 28?
She has seen Jane looking well enough to banish health fears, and the prospect of her northern tour is a constant source of delight.
What landmark borders the lane as the party approaches Hunsford?
The palings of Rosings Park form the boundary on one side of the lane, establishing Lady Catherine's imposing presence even before they arrive.
How does Mr. Collins greet the visitors at the Parsonage?
With unchanged formal civility: he detains Elizabeth at the gate to inquire about her family, then welcomes them a second time inside with "ostentatious formality," repeating Charlotte's offers of refreshment.
What does Elizabeth suspect Collins is trying to make her feel during the house tour?
She fancies he addresses himself particularly to her "as if wishing to make her feel what she had lost in refusing him," displaying the room's proportions, aspect, and furniture.
How does Charlotte handle moments when Mr. Collins says something embarrassing?
Charlotte "wisely did not hear." Only once or twice does Elizabeth detect a faint blush; in general, Charlotte simply ignores his mortifying remarks.
How does Charlotte encourage Collins to spend time in the garden?
She talks of "the healthfulness of the exercise" and owns she encourages it as much as possible, which is her strategy for keeping him pleasantly occupied away from the house.
What is the "crowning view" Mr. Collins prizes most in his garden?
The prospect of Rosings Park, seen through an opening in the trees opposite the front of his house -- a handsome modern building on rising ground -- which he considers unmatched by any view in the kingdom.
Why do the ladies turn back during the garden tour instead of visiting Collins's meadows?
They lack appropriate shoes to walk through the remains of a white frost, so Charlotte takes the opportunity to show the house without her husband's help.
What does Elizabeth conclude about the Parsonage when Collins can be forgotten?
There is "an air of great comfort throughout," and by Charlotte's evident enjoyment of it, Elizabeth supposes Collins "must be often forgotten."
What does Mr. Collins boast about regarding Lady Catherine at dinner?
He says Elizabeth will have the "honour" of seeing Lady Catherine at church on Sunday, that she will receive "some portion of her notice," that they dine at Rosings twice weekly, and that her ladyship sends one of her several carriages to collect them.
How does Charlotte describe Lady Catherine de Bourgh?
She diplomatically calls her "a very respectable, sensible woman indeed, and a most attentive neighbour," offering measured praise compared to her husband's effusive flattery.
What does Elizabeth privately acknowledge about Charlotte that evening?
She meditates on Charlotte's "degree of contentment," her skill in "guiding" and "composure in bearing with" her husband, and acknowledges "it was all done very well."
What "sight" causes Maria Lucas to run breathlessly upstairs to fetch Elizabeth?
Two ladies in a low phaeton stopping at the garden gate -- Miss de Bourgh and her companion Mrs. Jenkinson. Elizabeth had expected "at least that the pigs were got into the garden."
How does Elizabeth describe Miss de Bourgh's appearance?
"She looks sickly and cross." Elizabeth then remarks with dry irony: "Yes, she will do for him very well. She will make him a very proper wife," referring to Darcy's rumored engagement.
What is Sir William Lucas doing while Collins and Charlotte talk to Miss de Bourgh?
He is "stationed in the doorway, in earnest contemplation of the greatness before him, and constantly bowing whenever Miss de Bourgh looked that way," to Elizabeth's high amusement.
What invitation closes Chapter 28?
The whole party is invited to dine at Rosings the next day, which Mr. Collins announces as a great piece of good fortune to congratulate the girls upon.