The Jane Austen Quiz - Bingleys and Bennets"His sisters were fine women, with an air of ______." What words belong at the end of this quote describing Mr Bingley's sisters when we first meet them?At the Meryton Assembly where we first meet Darcy and the Bingley sisters, what made the night a success in the eyes of Lydia and Kitty?After listening to Kitty and Lydia talking one morning, Mr Bennet says that; "“From all that I can collect by your manner of talking, you must be two of the silliest girls in the country. I have suspected it some time, but I am now convinced.”" Of what were they talking?“Miss Eliza Bennet,” said Miss Bingley, “despises cards. She is a great _____, and has no pleasure in anything else.” What word is missing from this quote, which is taken from when Elizabeth is staying at Netherfield while Jane is ill?What drove Mr Bennet mad about Mr Collins being in his library with him?"“I am astonished at his intimacy with Mr. Bingley! How can Mr. Bingley, who seems good humour itself, and is, I really believe, truly amiable, be in friendship with such a man? How can they suit each other? Do you know Mr. Bingley?” “Not at all.”“He is a sweet-tempered, amiable, charming man. He cannot know what Mr. Darcy is.”"Who is Elizabeth Bennet discussing Mr Darcy and Mr Bingley with in this quote?How does Mr Collins embarrass Elizabeth Bennet at the Netherfield Ball?"“How very ill Miss Eliza Bennet looks this morning, Mr. Darcy,” she cried; “I never in my life saw anyone so much altered as she is since the winter. ___________ Louisa and I were agreeing that we should not have known her again.”" What complaint is missing from this declaration given by Miss Bingley to Mr Darcy after she has spent time with Elizabeth and the Gardiners at Pemberley? "When first Mr. Bennet had married, economy was held to be perfectly useless, for, of course, _______" Why was being careful with money seen as useless when Mr and Mrs Bennet married?Which of these is something Mrs Bennet says to Jane upon her engagement to Mr Bingley?Perhaps it's time for a re-read of Pride and Prejudice? As if any of us need an excuse to re-read an Austen novel. You might like our Luxury Hardback edition, beautifully embossed and with gilt-edged pages!You certainly know Pride and Prejudice! Very well quizzed. To show your love for Austen's novel, why not take a look at our new in Pride and Prejudice Book Bag, beautifully crafted with vegan leather!
