Chapter 3 Practice Quiz — Pride and Prejudice
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Practice Quiz: Chapter 3
Who is the new tenant of Netherfield Park?
Mr. Bingley, a young, wealthy, single gentleman.
From whom do the Bennets learn details about Mr. Bingley after Mr. Bennet refuses to share?
Their neighbor Lady Lucas, whose husband Sir William had met Bingley.
How many people does Mr. Bingley actually bring to the Meryton ball?
Four others: his two sisters, his brother-in-law Mr. Hurst, and his friend Mr. Darcy (five total in the party).
What is Mr. Darcy's reported annual income?
Ten thousand a year (pounds).
How is Mr. Darcy first received at the ball?
With great admiration for his handsome appearance and large fortune, until his proud manners turn opinion against him.
How many times does Mr. Bingley dance with Jane Bennet?
Twice, and she is the only woman he asks a second time.
With whom does Mr. Darcy dance at the ball?
Only Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley (his friend's sisters). He declines all other introductions.
What does Mr. Darcy say about Elizabeth Bennet when Bingley suggests he dance with her?
"She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me."
How does Elizabeth react to Darcy's insult?
She retells the story with great spirit and humor among her friends, rather than being wounded by it.
What color coat does Mr. Bingley wear when he visits Mr. Bennet?
A blue coat (observed by the ladies from an upper window).
Which Bennet daughter is described as "the most accomplished girl in the neighbourhood"?
Mary Bennet, mentioned as such to Miss Bingley.
What is Longbourn?
The village where the Bennet family lives, of which they are the principal inhabitants.
What is Mr. Bennet doing when the family returns from the ball?
He is still up, reading a book, curious about the events of the evening.
How does Mrs. Bennet describe Mr. Darcy to her husband after the ball?
"A most disagreeable, horrid man, not at all worth pleasing. So high and so conceited that there was no enduring him!"
What does Mr. Bennet wish had happened to Bingley to stop Mrs. Bennet's account of his dancing?
That Bingley had sprained his ankle in the first dance.
What trait of Elizabeth's character does the narrator highlight at the end of the ball scene?
Her lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous.