Homework 12/13/06
Pride & Prejudice, Reading Guide, Ch. 30-34
Ch. 30
1. Why did Charlotte prefer to sit with Elizabeth in the smaller sitting room rather than the front room?
2. How would Lady Catherine look after the cottages (and their residents) that were located on her estate?
3. How does Elizabeth spend her time at Rosings Park?
4. Who is expected to arrive at Rosings Park?
5. What seems to annoy Lady Catherine as she describes her nephew?
6. Who arrives with Mr. Darcy?
7. When Darcy calls on the Collins home, Charlotte says, “I may thank you, Eliza, for this piece of civility.” What does she mean by that?
8. What does Lizzy ask Darcy regarding Jane? Why?
Ch. 31
1. To whom did Lady Catherine pay the most attention when the whole party dined at Rosings?
2. Who takes a liking to Lizzy? Who notices this?
3. What does Lady Catherine have to say about her own musical ability?
4. What advice does Lady Catherine offer to Georgiana Darcy (through her brother)?
5. How does Lizzy perform for everyone after coffee?
6. What does Darcy flirtingly say to Lizzy (with a smile)?
7. What terrible behavior of Mr. Darcy’s does Lizzy relate to his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam?
8. Darcy says that he is not accustomed to recommending himself to strangers. Lizzy draws a comparison to a skill of her own. What is that skill and what does she state to be the determining factor of improvement?
9. Who interrupts the conversation between Darcy, Lizzy, and Colonel Fitzwilliam?
10. At the end of this chapter, what does Lizzy deduce regarding Mr. Darcy and his affection for Miss DeBourgh.
Ch. 32
1. Who calls upon Lizzy for a visit?
2. What topic does Lizzy bring up to avoid an awkward silence with her visitor?
3. When speaking about living close to home after marriage, what does Mr. Darcy presume to ask Lizzy about Longbourn?
4. Initially, why does Charlotte Lucas Collins feel that Darcy has come to visit?
5. Ultimately, why do both Lizzy and Charlotte suppose Darcy stopped by?
6. Who does Colonel Fitzwilliam remind Lizzy of?
7. How would you describe most of Darcy’s visits to the Collins house?
8. What is meant by the line, “(Charlotte supposed) that all of her friend’s dislike would vanish, if she could suppose him to be in her power”?
Ch. 33
1. How did Lizzy try to prevent her chance encounters with Darcy in Rosings Park?
2. According to Colonel Fitzwilliam, what is a pain of being a younger son?
3. In what endeavor is Colonel Fitzwilliam joined with Darcy?
4. According to Colonel Fitzwilliam, on what has Darcy recently congratulated himself?
5. How does Lizzy respond?
6. What is Mr. Collins only concern upon seeing that Lizzy is upset?
Ch. 30
1. Why did Charlotte prefer to sit with Elizabeth in the smaller sitting room rather than the front room?
2. How would Lady Catherine look after the cottages (and their residents) that were located on her estate?
3. How does Elizabeth spend her time at Rosings Park?
4. Who is expected to arrive at Rosings Park?
5. What seems to annoy Lady Catherine as she describes her nephew?
6. Who arrives with Mr. Darcy?
7. When Darcy calls on the Collins home, Charlotte says, “I may thank you, Eliza, for this piece of civility.” What does she mean by that?
8. What does Lizzy ask Darcy regarding Jane? Why?
Ch. 31
1. To whom did Lady Catherine pay the most attention when the whole party dined at Rosings?
2. Who takes a liking to Lizzy? Who notices this?
3. What does Lady Catherine have to say about her own musical ability?
4. What advice does Lady Catherine offer to Georgiana Darcy (through her brother)?
5. How does Lizzy perform for everyone after coffee?
6. What does Darcy flirtingly say to Lizzy (with a smile)?
7. What terrible behavior of Mr. Darcy’s does Lizzy relate to his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam?
8. Darcy says that he is not accustomed to recommending himself to strangers. Lizzy draws a comparison to a skill of her own. What is that skill and what does she state to be the determining factor of improvement?
9. Who interrupts the conversation between Darcy, Lizzy, and Colonel Fitzwilliam?
10. At the end of this chapter, what does Lizzy deduce regarding Mr. Darcy and his affection for Miss DeBourgh.
Ch. 32
1. Who calls upon Lizzy for a visit?
2. What topic does Lizzy bring up to avoid an awkward silence with her visitor?
3. When speaking about living close to home after marriage, what does Mr. Darcy presume to ask Lizzy about Longbourn?
4. Initially, why does Charlotte Lucas Collins feel that Darcy has come to visit?
5. Ultimately, why do both Lizzy and Charlotte suppose Darcy stopped by?
6. Who does Colonel Fitzwilliam remind Lizzy of?
7. How would you describe most of Darcy’s visits to the Collins house?
8. What is meant by the line, “(Charlotte supposed) that all of her friend’s dislike would vanish, if she could suppose him to be in her power”?
Ch. 33
1. How did Lizzy try to prevent her chance encounters with Darcy in Rosings Park?
2. According to Colonel Fitzwilliam, what is a pain of being a younger son?
3. In what endeavor is Colonel Fitzwilliam joined with Darcy?
4. According to Colonel Fitzwilliam, on what has Darcy recently congratulated himself?
5. How does Lizzy respond?
6. What is Mr. Collins only concern upon seeing that Lizzy is upset?
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