SCP Jane Austen Answer-Sheet
SCP Jane Austen Answer-Sheet
SCP Jane Austen Answer-Sheet
Answer Sheet
[Reading Comprehension Questions and Answers]
Q4: Why is Mrs. Bennet upset when Lizzy refuses to marry Mr. Collins?
Answer: So the Longbourn estate stays within her family.
Discussion: As Mr. Bennet does not have any male heirs, when Lizzy’s father eventually
dies, Mr. Collins will inherit Longbourn, the Bennet’s family home. Mrs. Bennet
wants one of her daughters to marry Mr. Collins so that the Longbourn estate
stays in her family.
Q6: Explain how Elizabeth’s feelings towards Mr. Darcy change throughout the
story.
Answer: At first Elizabeth doesn’t like Mr. Darcy because he is rude but she learns
she has wrongly judged him. At the end of the story she likes him and they
marry.
Discussion: At the beginning of the story, Elizabeth finds Mr. Darcy’s attitude is rude
and cold. She learns that Mr. Darcy had persuaded his friend Mr. Bingley
that her sister Jane was a bad match for him. Mr. Wickham also tells her that
when old Mr. Darcy died, he left Mr. Wickham a job as clergyman (priest) at
Pemberley and that out of jealousy, Mr. Darcy refused to give him it. However,
in Mr. Darcy’s letter, Elizabeth learns that Mr. Wickham was in fact lying and
that Mr. Darcy has been wrongly prejudiced. After he helps find Elizabeth’s
sister, she forgives Mr. Darcy and finds she has new feelings of respect for
him. At the end of the story, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth marry.