Chapter 39 Quiz — Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Comprehension Quiz: Chapter 39
Where do the three elder Bennet sisters meet Kitty and Lydia at the beginning of Chapter 39?
- At the gates of Longbourn, where the family carriage is waiting with Mr. and Mrs. Bennet inside
- At an appointed inn in Hertfordshire, where Mr. Bennet's carriage has been sent to collect them
- At the Gardiners' home on Gracechurch Street, where the entire Bennet family gathers for a farewell dinner
- At Lucas Lodge, where Lady Lucas has organized a welcome-home celebration for all the returning travelers
How have Kitty and Lydia been spending their time while waiting at the inn?
- Writing letters to officers in the regiment and planning their social calendar for the coming fortnight
- Visiting an opposite milliner, watching the sentinel on guard, and dressing a salad and cucumber
- Reading novels in the upstairs sitting room and complaining to the innkeeper about the quality of service
- Shopping for fabric to make new dresses and gossiping with the innkeeper's wife about local scandals
What is ironic about Lydia's offer to "treat" her sisters at the inn?
- She orders the most expensive items on the menu while her sisters must eat the cold meat already laid out
- She claims they should celebrate Elizabeth's engagement, though Elizabeth has no engagement to announce at all
- She says they will treat everyone but immediately asks to borrow money because they have spent their own
- She offers to pay for the meal but then pretends to forget her purse and lets Jane cover the entire bill
What does Lydia plan to do with the bonnet she has purchased?
- She intends to wear it to the next Meryton ball to impress the officers before the regiment departs for Brighton
- She plans to give it as a gift to Mrs. Forster as a token of their close friendship and mutual affection
- She will pull it to pieces as soon as she gets home and try to remake it with prettier-colored satin trim
- She wants to exchange it at a London shop for a more fashionable design she saw in a ladies' magazine
What is Lydia's "excellent news" about Wickham?
- Wickham has been promoted to a higher rank in the regiment and will be leading the march to Brighton
- Wickham has proposed to one of the Harrington sisters, and the wedding is expected before the regiment moves
- Mary King has gone to stay with her uncle at Liverpool permanently, so Wickham is free from that attachment
- Wickham has received an inheritance from a distant relative that resolves all his financial difficulties entirely
What does Elizabeth recognize about herself when Lydia calls Mary King a "nasty little freckled thing"?
- She realizes she has been equally harsh about Mary King in her letters to Charlotte and feels ashamed of her words
- She acknowledges that while she could never use such coarse expression, the underlying sentiment was much the same as her own
- She recognizes that she shares Lydia's jealousy of Mary King's fortune and has been hiding it behind false propriety
- She admits she had secretly hoped Wickham would marry Mary King to resolve his financial troubles and leave Meryton
Where is the militia regiment relocating, and when will they leave Meryton?
- They are being stationed at a garrison in London within three weeks to prepare for an overseas deployment
- They are going to be encamped near Brighton in a fortnight, prompting Lydia's scheme to follow them there
- They are transferring to a northern camp in Yorkshire by the end of the month for extended field training
- They are returning to their home county barracks in two months after their temporary posting at Meryton concludes
How does Elizabeth privately react to the news that the regiment is leaving Meryton?
- She feels disappointed because she had hoped for more social opportunities at the upcoming Meryton assemblies
- She is indifferent to the news since she has already moved past any interest in the officers or their activities
- She finds the comfort of their approaching removal "beyond expression" and hopes to have no more trouble from Wickham
- She is alarmed because she fears Lydia will do something reckless in an attempt to see the officers before they go
What prank does Lydia describe from Colonel Forster's party?
- They hid all the officers' hats and refused to return them until each man danced a jig for the company
- They dressed up Chamberlayne in woman's clothes to pass for a lady, deceiving the men until laughter gave it away
- They convinced Denny to serenade Mrs. Forster from the garden while pretending to be an anonymous admirer
- They rearranged the place cards at dinner so that Wickham was seated beside the colonel's least favorite guest
What does Lydia say about Jane's age and marriage prospects during the carriage ride?
- She says Jane is fortunate to be young enough to wait for a truly worthy match to come along eventually
- She declares Jane will be "quite an old maid soon" since she is "almost three-and-twenty" and still unmarried
- She suggests Jane should write to Bingley and invite him back to Netherfield before it is too late for them
- She teases Jane about having secret admirers in London and demands to know every detail of her social life
What does Mr. Bennet voluntarily say to Elizabeth at dinner?
- He asks her about Mr. Collins and Charlotte's household and whether the parsonage is as modest as he imagined
- He tells her he is glad she is come back, a remark notable for its direct warmth from a typically ironic father
- He announces that he has decided to take the family to Brighton for the summer as Lydia has been requesting
- He apologizes for not having written to her during her stay at Hunsford and promises to be a better correspondent
How does Mary respond to Lydia's account of fun at the George inn?
- She laughs along reluctantly and admits she wishes she had been included in their outing after all
- She gravely says such pleasures would suit most female minds but she would infinitely prefer a book to them
- She scolds Lydia for spending too much money and lectures her about the virtue of thrift and economy
- She changes the subject to a sermon she has been reading and recommends it to everyone at the table
Why does Elizabeth oppose Lydia's suggestion to walk to Meryton in the afternoon?
- She is too exhausted from the long journey and insists the family rest before making any social calls in town
- She argues the Bennets should not appear to chase officers within half a day of returning, and she dreads seeing Wickham
- She wants to spend the afternoon writing letters to Charlotte Collins and the Gardiners about her journey home
- She is concerned about the weather turning foul and does not want to be caught in the rain on the road
What is happening with the "Brighton scheme" at the end of Chapter 39?
- Mr. Bennet has firmly refused to consider it, and Mrs. Bennet has accepted his decision with quiet resignation
- It is under frequent discussion between Elizabeth's parents, with Mr. Bennet's answers vague enough to keep Mrs. Bennet hopeful
- Lydia has written to Colonel Forster's wife requesting an invitation to Brighton independent of her family's plans
- Mrs. Bennet has already begun packing trunks and making arrangements with a Brighton inn for the summer season
What are Mrs. Bennet and Lady Lucas each occupied with at the dinner gathering?
- Mrs. Bennet is boasting about Jane's London connections while Lady Lucas praises Charlotte's new home at Hunsford
- Mrs. Bennet is collecting fashion news from Jane and retailing it to the younger Lucases, while Lady Lucas inquires about Charlotte's welfare and poultry
- Mrs. Bennet is complaining about the cost of Lydia's bonnet while Lady Lucas discusses the regiment's departure plans
- Mrs. Bennet is planning a welcome-home ball for her daughters while Lady Lucas coordinates Maria's upcoming social calendar
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