Northanger Abbey

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Volume 1, Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. What is Mrs. Allen’s main interest in life?

2. What person in Catherine’s life does Isabella mention knowing?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Describe the teenage Catherine Morland.

2. How does Catherine meet Henry Tilney?

Volume 1, Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. What profession does Isabella tell Catherine she has a preference for?

2. What two men are in the carriage being driven recklessly through the streets of Bath when Catherine and Isabella are trying to catch up to the men they saw in the Pump-Room?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. After Isabella confides her preferences in men to Catherine, what odd promise does she extract from Catherine?

2. How does John demonstrate poor manners at the ball in Chapter 8?

Paired Resource

“‘The Unmeaning Luxuries of Bath’: Urban Pleasures in Jane Austen’s World”

• This article by Dr. Paula Byrne explains the cultural landscape of Regency Bath and Jane Austen’s connections to the city.