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Northanger Abbey

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Northanger Abbey game quiz
"A quiz on Jane Austen's charming book, "Northanger Abbey". I will endeavor to make this quiz fairly difficult. All quotes are taken from "Northanger Abbey", unless otherwise stated."

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1. From whom did Catherine learn that "Many a flower is born to blush unseen/And waste its fragrance on the desert air"?
    Answer: (One Word)


2. According to Henry Tilney, "the usual style of letter-writing among women" is what?
    "deplorable."
    "fair, but not equal to an intelligent man's."
    "faultless, except in three particulars."
    "grossly exaggerated."


3. Eleanor Tilney often trusts Henry Tilney in the choice of muslin for a gown. Indeed, he payed (how many?) shillings a yard for the one he bought for her "the other day" which was "pronounced to be a prodigious bargain by every lady who saw it". And of course, is was a "true Indian muslin". How many shillings did he pay per yard?
    Answer: (one word - a number)


4. Whose skeleton did Catherine feel must be behind the dreadful black veil in "The Mysteries of Udolpho"?
    Laurentina's
    Camilla's
    Belinda's
    Cecilia's


5. Which of these features was not in John Thorpe's description of his new curricle?
    silver moulding
    gold gilding
    sword-case
    trunk


6. In which act of the play did Catherine spot Henry Tilney, after she missed her engagement with Miss Tilney and him to walk in the country?
    Answer: (One Word)


7. What time was it when Henry Tilney discovered Catherine "exploring" his mother's room?
    we don't know
    midnight
    quarter past four
    half past eight


8. How many pounds did John Thorpe tell General Tilney that Catherine would have, upon first meeting him?
    Ten or fifteen thousand
    around three thousand
    Five thousand
    several thousand


9. What was the date on James' letter telling Catherine that he had broken his engagement with Isabella?
    there wasn't one
    April 21
    November 12
    February 19


10. How many years apart in age were Henry Tilney and Catherine at the end of the novel?
    Answer: (One Word - number)


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