PRIDE AND

PREJUDICE
QUESTIONS

Gemma Santacana Font

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Chapter 1

1. Why is here a lot of excitement in the Bennet house on this specific day?
- Because Mrs Bennet heard that Netherfield Park has been rented.

2. Who is Charles Bingley and why is he especially important to Mrs Bennet?

- He is a very rich young man who has come to live in Netherfield Park. He’s important
to Mrs Bennet because she wants one of her daughters to marry him.

3. Where did the Bennet women finally meet Charles Bingley?

- They met him in a party organized by a neighbor.

4. How did Mr Bingley act? How did Darcy act?

- Mr Bingley acted charming and pleasant. However, Darcy acted unfriendly and
arrogant.

Chapter 2

1. Describe the differences in character between Elizabeth and Jane.

-Elizabeth was critical of others and Jane always think the best of people.

2. Why did Mrs Bennet refuse to let Jane use the carriage to go to Netherfield Park?
What was the result of this?
- Because Mrs Bennet needed it, but finally she decided Jane to go by horseback.

3. Why did Elizabeth decide to go to Netherfield Park and why did she stay there?
- Because she was worried about Jane, who was ill. She stood there because she wanted
to take care of him.

4. How did Darcy’s feelings about Elizabeth change during the visit? How do we know
that Caroline was jealous?
- In one moment, Darcy began to see Elizabeth in a different way than he had at the
party, but then he thought that they could never be together because they belong to
different social classes.

Chapter 3

1. Who is Mr Collins and why will he inherit everything the Bennets own after Mr
Bennet’s death?
- Mr Collins is Mr Bennet’s cousin and he’ll inherit everything the Bennets own after
Mr Bennet’s death because he is Mr Bennet’s closest male relative, because they have
five daughters.
2. Why has Mr Collins come to see the Bennets?
- Because he wants to marry one of Mr Bennet’s daughters.

3. Who is Lady Catherine de Bourgh?

- She is the aunt of Mr Darcy.

4. Why do you think Elizabeth refused Mr Collins’ Proposal?

- Because she was looking for a love story that was a fairy tale.

5. Did Mr and Mrs Bennet have the same opinion about Elizabeth’s decision not to
marry Mr Collins? Describe their reaction.
-Mrs Bennet wasn’t happy and Mr Bennet was agree with Elizabeth’s decision.

Chapter 4

1. Why did Charlotte agree to marry Mr Collins?

- Because she wanted a comfortable home and independence of her parents, and she
thought that was her last opportunity to get a husband.

2. How did the Bennet girls meet Mr Wickham? What impression did he make on
them?
- They met Mr Wickham while they were walking down the main street of Meryton.
They thought he was handsome and pleasant.

3. How did Darcy and Wickham react when they saw each other?
- They both looked shocked and also angry.

4. What explanation did Wickham give to Elizabeth about his reaction to Darcy?

- Wickham explained that Darcy's father before his death said that when he died Darcy
should help Wickham in his church career and give him an amount of money each
month. Wickahm said Darcy didn't do it and, because of that, they don't like each other.

Chapter 5

1. Elizabeth suspects that somebody is responsible for Charles' rejection of Jane. Who is
that person?
- Caroline, Charles' sister.

2. Who invited Jane to go to London and why?

- Her aunt, Mrs. Gardiner, and her uncle, Mr. Gardiner, because they think that if Jane
goes to London she'll forget Charles.
3. How did Jane finally see that Caroline was not her good friend?
- Jane realized it when she talked to Caroline.

4. Mrs. Gardiner tells Elizabeth that she is worried about her friendship with Wickham.
What did Elizabeth answer her?
- Elizabeth answered that she was not in love with him because she didn't suffer when
she saw Wickham talking with some riches ladies.

Chapter 6

1. Why did Elizabeth agree to visit Charlotte?

- Because Charlotte had been her best friend for many years and she wanted Elizabeth
to visit her. Also, she was a bit bored at her house as Wickham was busy and Jane was
in London.

2. What was Elizabeth's impression of Miss de Bourgh? Why did she wish Darcy to
marry her?
- Elizabeth thought that Miss de Bourgh was thin, sickly and arrogant. She wants Darcy
to marry that woman because Elizabeth hopes that he will be unhappy.

3. What was Elizabeth's opinion of Lady Catherine?

- Elizabeth's opinion of Lady Catherina was that she looked tall and formidable and that
she was very talkative and authoritarian.

4. How does Elizabeth fins out that it was Darcy who convinced Charles not to marry
Jane? What is her reaction?
- Colonel Fitzwilliam told her.

5. What two reasons does Elizabeth give Darcy for refusing his offer of marriage?
- That she doesn't love him and that she's got a bad opinion of him.

Chapter 7

1. Why was Elizabeth surprised that Darcy wanted to marry her?

- Because they haven't got the same social status and she thinks she is not suitable for
him. Also, at the party, he said that it was not worth spending the time on her.

2. Why did Darcy write the letter to Elizabeth?

- For explaining her what happened with Wickham and why he told Charles not to
marry Jane.
3. How did Darcy explain the fact that he hadn't wanted Charles to marry Jane?
- Darcy said he didn't saw that Jane was really in love with Charles or that she didn't
love him as much as he loved her.

4. Why did Darcy hate Wickham?

- Because Wickham, after having spent all the money Darcy's father left him, he tried to
marry Georgiana just for getting her money.

5. What was Elizabeth's reaction to Darcy's letter?

- Elizabeth read it again and again and she realized Darcy was a good person.

Chapter 8

1. Elizabeth decided not to tell Jane the real reason for Charles Bingley's behavior.
Why?
- Because the truth would not change anything it would just hurt Jane's feelings.

2. How did Jane feel after hearing the true story of Wickham's behavior?
- She felt surprised for Wickham's actions.

3. Why did the sisters decide not to tell anyone the truth about Wickham?
- Because as he wouldn't come back telling the truth would not change anything.

4. Why was Elizabeth worried about Lydia's going to Brighton alone?

- Because Elizabeth thinks Lydia is too young and that she will get into trouble.

5. Why did Elizabeth's feelings towards Darcy change when she visited Pemberly?
- Because she realized Darcy was actually a very good person.

Chapter 9

1. Elizabeth was surprised when she met Darcy’s sister, Georgiana. Why?
-Because, he knew the horrible story between Georgiana and Wickham.

2. What did the Gardiners learn about Wickham from their friends? How did this
change their opinion of him?
-The Gardiners thought that Mr.Wickham was a victim of the evil of Darcy, but in that
moment they knew all the truth about that story. After that, they realised that
Mr.Wickham wasn’t as good personas as they thought.

3.Why did Caroline behave so nastily to Elizabeth?

-Because, Caroline was jealous of anyone that Darcy looked at or paid attention to.
4. What did Caroline say after Elizabeth and the Gardiners left the hotel, and what effect
did this have on Darcy?
-She said unpleasant thing about Elizabeth, like: “I think that Elizabeth has become
uglier”. However, Darcy replied that it was the most beautiful woman in the world.

Chapter 10

1. What does Elizabeth learn from Jane’s first letter?

- She learned that her sister Lydia has run away to Scotland with Mr. Wickham and they
were getting married.

2. Why does Elizabeth feel that she is responsible for what happened?
- She felt very bad, because she thought that if she had told everybody the truth about
Wickham after she hear it, that wouldn’t have happened.

3. Why does Mr Bennet apologise to Elizabeth when he return from London?

- Because, Elizabeth warned Mr Bennet to not let Lydia to go to Brighton alone, but Mr
Bennet allow her.

4. Wicham is willing to marry Lydia on one condition. What is it?

-The condition is that they must agree to give him a certain amount of money
immediately and another sum of money every month.

Chapter 11

1. What does Mr Bennet think about Lydia’s marriage? Do you think that would be the
typical opinion of any 19th century mother? Why?
-At first, he didn’t agree because Lydia and Wickham had a very bad behaved, but
finally he accepted. This type of marriages were very common in the 19th century
because, people married to enrich themselves and improved their social group.

2. How do we know that Lydia does not feel “horrible” about all the trouble she caused?
-Because, when the young couple arrived, Lydia was noisy and wild as always, and she
didn’t seemed worried or sad.

3. List three ways Darcy helped the Bennet family.

-Darcy went to London and found the couple.
-Darcy spoke to Lydia and tried to convinced her to leave Wickham and return to her
family, but she didn’t agree.
-Darcy paid the money of Lydia and Wickham marriage’s conditions.

4. According to Mrs Gardiner, what was the real reason for Darcy’s helpfulness?
-Mr Gardiner said that Darcy had got another interest in the matter. Darcy wanted to
help her loved; Elizabeth.
5. Mrs Bennet is delighted to see Bringley but she is rude to Darcy. Why does she treat
both men so differently?
-Because, Mrs Bennet didn’t know all the things that Darcy had done for the family.
She thought he was still the arrogant who had insulted Elizabeth.

Chapter 12

1. How does Jane’s engagement to Bringley improve the family’s status in the
neighborhood?
-If Jane get marry to Bringley, she would have enough money to have a luxury life and
can support her family.

2. Why does Lady Catherine come to visit Elizabeth?

-Because, she heard that Elizabeth intended to marry her nephew Darcy and she didn’t
believe it.

3. Why doesn’t Lady Catherine approve of Elizabeth’s family?

-Because, she said that Darcy must marry with her daughter. It was decided when they
were children and Elizabeth was coming to from a poor family and in Lady Catherine
opinion, she have nothing to offer him.

4. After Lady Catherine's visit, Elizabeth and Darcy get together. Why? Explain the way
Elizabeth and Darcy reacted to his visit.
-Mr Darcy thought that the feelings of Elizabeth for him had changed and gave courage
to him to dare to ask for marriage regardless of what his family says.

5. Why is everyone surprised when Elizabeth and Darcy decide to marry?

-Because nobody knew all the good deeds Darcy had done. They were still thinking that
he was rude and arrogant.