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Which ONE excerpt from Passage 1 is an example of Mr. Bennet teasing his wife?

• "Design! Nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes."
• "I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley might like you the best of the party."
• "My dear, you flatter me. I certainly have had my share of beauty, but I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now. When a woman has five grown up daughters, she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty.""
• "In such cases, a woman has not often much beauty to think of."

Select ONE theme from Passage 1?

• marriage and wealth
• forgiveness and hate
• love and respect
• beauty and intellect

Read the excerpt from Passage 2 (You must read the full excerpt from the text, these lines just give you a guide of where to start and stop).
"The drawing-room at Longhourn....The room is handsomely furnished in eighteenth century style."
What does this description suggest about Mr. and Mrs. Bennet?

• They live a quiet life.
• They spend time together.
• They are modestly wealthy.
• They enjoy the winter.

"Is that his design in settling here?"
What is the meaning of DESIGN as it is used in the sentence above?

• to plan and fashion artistically and skillfully
• to prepare a preliminary sketch or plans for
• to form or conceive in the mind; contrive; plan
• to assign in thought or intention; purpose

Select ONE way the lines in italics in Passage 2 affect the reader's understanding of the scene?

• The lines in italics give the reader guidelines to outline the plot elements
• The lines in italics give the reader instruction regarding each character's tone
• The lines in italics give the reader information of what needs to eliminated from the text
• The lines in italics give the reader information to help visualize the setting and description for character actions

Which ONE of the lines below does NOT show how Mr. Bennet uses sarcasm in Passage 1?

• "You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it"
• "...send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better..."
• "...for as you are as handsome as any of them..."
• "It is more than I engage for, I assure you."

Read the following excerpt from Passage 2
(You must read the full excerpt from the text, these lines just give you a guide of where to start and stop).
"Design!-Nonsense!...Indeed you must go, for it will be impossible for us to visit him if you do not."
What inference can you make from the excerpt?

• Mr. Bennet enjoys teasing his wife
• Mrs. Bennet worries about social status
• Mr. Bennet wants his daughters to be happy
• Mrs. Bennet dislikes Sir William and Lady Lucas

What is one common theme between Passage 1 and Passage 2?

• Women should marry wealthy men
• Women should love the men they marry
• Men should know their wives' families.
• Men should tease their wives.

Read the following excerpt from Passage 1 (You must read the full excerpt from the text, these lines just give you a guide of where to start and stop). 
"Why, my dear, you must know..., and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week."
What impact does using this detail to introduce Mrs. Bennet have on the story?

• Her description of Mr. Bingley shows that Mrs. Bennet is unsatisfied in the life Mr. Bennet has provided. 
• Her description of Mr. Bingley shows that Mrs. Bennet is concerned with wealth and material items.
• Her description of Mr. Bingley shows that Mrs. Bennet is preoccupied by people from out of town.
• Her description of Mr. Bingley shows that Mrs. Bennet is determined to move up in her social standing.

Read the following lines from Passage 2. 
"Oh, that odious Mr. Collins! I wish he had never come here. I wish I might never hear this name again!"
What word has the same meaning as the term odious as it is used in the play?

• hateful
• brilliant
• fragrant
• nice