Northanger Abbey

Volume 1, Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. Fashion (Chapter 2)

2. Catherine’s eldest brother/James (Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. Catherine is a young woman raised in a clergyman’s large family in the countryside. In general, she has no particular accomplishments and is thoroughly ordinary, aside from her passionate love for Gothic romance novels. (Chapter 1)

2. She attends a ball in Bath with the Allens, and the ball’s master of ceremonies introduces her to Henry. (Chapter 3)

Volume 1, Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. Clergymen (Chapter 5)

2. John and James/their brothers (Chapter 7)

Short Answer

1. After telling Catherine that she is attracted to sallow men with light eyes, Isabella makes Catherine promise not to mention this should they meet any men of this description. (Chapter 6)

2. He engages Catherine for a dance but then disappears for a long while, leaving her unable to accept Henry’s request for a dance. When John finally reappears, he does not apologize for essentially abandoning her. (Chapter 8)

Volume 1, Chapters 9-12

Reading Check

1. General Tilney/Henry’s father (Chapter 10)

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