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Jane Austen The text and beyond The text and beyond

Pride and Prejudice

Page 46 – exercise 1 Page 63 – exercise 1
1D 2A 3D 4B 5C 1C 2B 3D 4C 5C
Page 45 – exercise 2 Page 64 – exercise 2
1B 2C 3A 4D 5D 6C 7A 8D 1 expect 2 ask 3 object 4 make
9 B 10 B 5 intend 6 let 7 tried 8 dare 9 begged
KEY TO THE EXERCICES 10 persuaded 11 tended 12 chose
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Jane Austen – The text and beyond 1c 2d 3a 4e 5f 6b Before you read
an English novelist Page 26 – exercise 1 Page 47 – exercise 4 Page 65 – exercise 1
Page 7 – exercise 1 1C 2D 3C 4A 5A 1 brought 2 turned 3 take 4 gave 1A 2A 3B 4B 5B
Page 27 – exercise 2 5 picked 6 came
1A 2B 3B 4A 5A The text and beyond
1 Mr Bingley had asked her Page 47 – exercise 5
Before you read 2 Mr Darcy hadn’t been 1 pride 2 prejudiced 3 insolence 4 guilty Page 77 – exercise 1
Page 10 – exercise 1 3 he had spoken to 5 accomplishment 6 pleasant 1B 2D 3C 4C 5B
4 he had Page 79 – exercise 2
1B 2A 3B 4B 5A 6A 7A 8B
5 Mr Darcy wasn’t/weren’t The Regency Era 1 Mrs Bennet said that Netherfield
Page 10 – exercise 2 6 Mr Bingley had sent
7 she could dance Comprehension check Hall had been let.
1e 2c 3f 4a 5b 6d
8 had stayed 2 Lizzy said that she and Jane were
Page 51 – exercise 1 going back to Longbourn the
The text and beyond
Before you read 1 George III’s eldest son following day.
Page 18 – exercise 1 2 The Victorian. 3 Elizabeth said that Mr Darcy was
1B 2C 3C 4A 5D Page 28 – exercise 1
3 The Regents’s architect. the most disagreeable man she had
1A 2B 3A 4B 5C 6B 4 Extravagant and expensive ever met.
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building projects. 4 Mr Wickham asked Elizabeth how
1 must be looking The text and beyond 5 Indian long she had known Darcy.
2 don’t mind if you
Page 36 – exercise 1 6 Trafalagar Square. 5 Mr Collins wrote that his father had
3 nearly as intelligent as
1B 2C 3C 4A 5A 6A 7B 8C 7 At the entrance to Buckingham died a few years before.
4 succeeded in giving
9 B 10 C 11 B 12 C 13 B 14 C Palace. 6 Charlotte told Elizabeth to come
5 turned up in time
8 Industry. and visit her in Kent soon.
6 no comparison between Darcy Page 37 – exercise 2 9 Good manners. 7 Jane said that she would try to
7 may not have wanted 1 had been teasing 10 Governess or companion. forget Bingley.
8 didn’t expect him to 2 had been watching 11 To attract a husband. 8 Colonel Fitzwilliam said that he
Page 19 – exercise 3 3 hadn’t been expecting 12 Because they had a house to live in, couldn’t make important decisions
1 neighbourhood 2 astonishment 4 had been travelling enough money and a family that for himself.
3 disagreeable 4 fashionable 5 had ........ been looking for supported them. Page 79 – exercise 3
5 impression 6 had been waiting
Before you read 1 ‘Can/Could/May I have the
Before you read Before you read carriage, Mamma?’ Jane asked.
Page 52 – exercise 1
2 ‘Jane will receive all the care she
Page 19 – exercise 1 Page 38 – exercise 1 1B 2A 3B 4A 5B 6A 7B 8A needs,’ Miss Bingley said.
1 sensible 2 choice 3 disagreeable 1A 2B 3A 4A 5A 6B 7B 8A 3 ‘I have no intention of dancing this
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4 charming 5 pride evening,’ Elizabeth said
1e 2c 3a 4f 5b 6d
4 ‘I’ve known Darcy all my life,’
Wickham told Elizabeth.
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Page 80 – exercise 4 Before you read Before you read knew how much she owed him,
1 opulent 2 agreeable 3 wise Page 100 – exercise 1 Page 112 – exercise 1 perhaps she’d behave a little more
4 handsome 5 grateful 6 pride graciously towards him,” thought
1 Brighton 2 London 3 advice 1A 2B 3C 4A Elizabeth. “If only I could tell him how
The text and beyond 4 shocked 5 servant 6 fault much I appreciate his kindness!”.
The text and beyond
Page 88 – exercise 1 The text and beyond Page 119 – exercise 1 Before you read
1D 2B 3A 4C 5D Page 109 – exercise 1 1D 2B 3D 4B 5A Page 121 – exercise 1
Page 89 – exercise 2 1c 2h 3f 4b 5a 6g 7j 8d Page 120 – exercise 2 1B 2B 3B 4A
1 apology 2 politeness 3 disbelief 9 i 10 e
1 Darcy made some unpleasant
4 inferiority 5 kindness Page 109 – exercise 2 The text and beyond
remarks about Elizabeth, who
Page 89 – exercise 3 1 Elizabeth 2 Mr Bennet 3 Elizabeth overheard them/which she Page 132 – exercise 1
1 bored of 4 Jane 5 Mr Gardiner overheard. 1A 2D 3B 4C 5B
2 grateful to; kind with Page 110 – exercise 3 2 Mr Collins proposed to Elizabeth,
Page 133 – exercise 2
3 proud of; sorry about whose first reaction was to laugh.
1 Mr Forster might have been able to 3 Elizabeth went to Pemberley, where 1 must know why 2 having run out
4 fond of, interested in find them. she met Darcy. 3 would have seen how 4 rather not
5 ashamed of; prejudiced; 2 Jane wouldn’t have had to put up 4 Darcy gave Elizabeth a letter, which talk 5 in sight so 6 he was sorry for
wrong about with the worry alone. she put in her pocket to read later. having behaved 7 the same as
Before you read 3 Lydia might have behaved better. 5 Elizabeth told Darcy the news 8 to stop a marriage between Elizabeth
4 who would have given Lydia away? about Lydia, which he took very
Page 90 – exercise 1 Page 134 – exercise 3
5 if Mr Bennet hadn’t allowed her to seriously.
1B 2A 3B 4B 5A 6A go to Brighton. 1b 2d 3a 4c 5c 6a 7c 8d
6 Mr Gardiner went to London, where
6 if Lydia hadn’t been so thoughtless. 9 b 10 d 11 c 12 d
he found Lydia and Wickham.
The text and beyond 7 she could have warn Lydia not to
Page 97 – exercise 1 trust him Page 121 – exercise 3 The Jane Austen Industry
8 if he hadn’t been so good-looking, After Wickham and Lydia left for their
1C 2D 3A 4D 5C Comprehension check
Page 111 – exercise 4 new home in the north, news arrived
Page 98 – exercise 2 that Bingley was returning to Page 141 – exercise 1
1 If I hadn’t offended Elizabeth, she Netherfield Park for a few weeks.
A boyfriend 1 Jane Austen’s books inspired the
would/might have accepted Three days after his arrival he came
a 1 b 10 c 7 d 11 e 13 f 5 g 3 h 12 novels Bridget Jones’ Diary; Bridget
my proposal. to the Bennets’s home accompanied
i8 j2 k9 l4 m6 Jones – the Edge of Reason, which
2 If I hadn’t listened to Darcy, I would by Darcy. Mrs Bennet, who was
A proposal helped chicklit become a popular
have gone back to Netherfield. completely unaware that Darcy had
n 14 o 20 p 16 q 19 r 17 s 15 t 18 literary genre. 2 in an alternative
3 I might/would have asked Elizabeth been the one who saved Lydia, was
Page 99 – exercise 3 to marry me if she had shown more universe version of Regency-era
quite rude to him. “Why had he England. 3 Gothic novels. 4 Colin Firth.
1 on 2 it 3 since 4 long 5 got 6 as 7 have interest in me. come?” Elizabeth asked herself.
4 Darcy wouldn’t have known about 5 Two teachers. 6 Emma. 7 Becoming
8 one 9 stopping/arriving 10 where Mrs Bennet invited both gentlemen to
my plans to elope with Georgiana Jane. 8 Jane Austen’s Fight Club : Jane
Page 100 – exercise 4 dinner, which pleased Jane more than Austen themes/fight club themes.
Darcy if she hadn’t told him. it pleased Elizabeth. It was clear that
1 unhappiness 2 refusal 3 behaviour
Page 111 – exercise 5 Bingley, who only had eyes for Jane,
4 departure 5 invitation 6 reservations k e y t o t h e e x i t t e s t
1 was 2 taking 3 could 4 either was still in love with her. During the
7 suggestion 8 reaction 9 curiosity
5 unless 6 breaking 7 be 8 for dinner Elizabeth noticed that her
10 acquaintances
mother, who was sitting next to 1 1 C 2 B 3 A 4 A 5 C 6 B 7 D 8 A
Darcy, hardly spoke to him. “If she 9 C 10 A

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Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 6 While she was staying with Charlotte, Elizabeth
A learned that Darcy was going to marry Miss de Bourgh.
1 Darcy didn’t dance with Elizabeth the first time he saw her because
B met Mr Darcy several times.
A he thought her family was inferior to his.
C made a good impression on Lady Catherine.
B he didn’t want to dance with anyone.
D realised she was in love with Wickham.
C he hadn’t been introduced to her.
D she refused his invitation to dance. 7 Darcy wrote to Elizabeth
A to propose marriage.
2 Elizabeth walked to Netherfield to see Jane because
B to ask her to forgive him for being rude.
A her mother didn’t let her have the carriage.
C to apologise to her.
B she didn’t mind walking.
D to give her some information.
C she wanted to get there quickly.
D Mr Bennet wanted to use the carriage that day. 8 When Elizabeth met Darcy at Pemberley
3 Mr Collins visited the Bennet family because A she had already changed her opinion of him.
A he was interested in meeting his cousins. B she changed her opinion of him.
B he wanted to see the house he was going to inherit. C she fell in love with him.
C he was passing by on his way to Derbyshire. D she wanted to impress him.
D Lady Catherine had advised him to. 9 Mr Bennet
4 At the Netherfield ball Elizabeth A was angry with Lydia for running away with Wickham.
A increased her dislike of Darcy. B was glad that Lydia was going to marry Wickham.
B was surprised to see Darcy there. C blamed himself for Lydia’s behaviour.
C changed her opinion of Wickham. D blamed his wife for allowing Lydia to go to Brighton.
D wasn’t surprised that Wickham wasn’t there.
10 Elizabeth found out that Darcy had given Wickham money
5 Elizabeth thought Bingley had gone back to London A from her aunt Mrs Gardiner.
A to see Miss Darcy. B from Lydia.
B because he was tired of the countryside. C from Darcy himself.
C because his sisters had suggested it. D from her father.
D to spend the winter there.

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