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I give you the name of a JA character. You identify the person this character ends up marrying or the character he or she married before the book action begins. PS--please join Friends Group #116, the Jane Austen Lovers group (see homepage).
A multiple-choice quiz
by robynraymer.
Estimated time: 3 mins.
Dec 16 2024
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Elizabeth Bennet.
Answer: Mr. Darcy
Mr. Darcy's aunt is Lady Catherine de Bourgh. His sister's name is Georgiana. Mr. Bingley is his dear friend. Mr. Gardiner is Elizabeth's uncle. Mr. Collins is one of Elizabeth's suitors, but she turns him down flat since he's such a silly, pompous windbag.
2. Catherine Morland
Answer: Mr. Tilney
Witty Mr. Tilney likes to make fun of Catherine's candor and naivete, but it's clear that he finds these traits of hers very attractive.
3. Mary Elliot
Answer: Charles Musgrove
Mary Elliot is Anne's younger sister. Mary marries Charles Musgrove after Anne turn him down. Mr. Elliot courts Anne, but she prefers Captain Wentworth. James Morland is Catherine's brother in Northanger Abbey.
4. Lucy Steele
Answer: Robert Ferrars
Scheming Lucy drops Edward after snagging his snobbish brother, Robert. Edward is then free to marry Elinor. John Dashwood, E's half-brother is already married, and fortune hunter Willoughby jilts Marianne Dashwood for wealthy Miss Grey.
5. Julia Bertram
Answer: Mr. Yates
Julia is in love with Henry Crawford, but he falls in love with Fanny and then elopes with Maria Rushworth, Julia's married sister. William is Fanny's brother. Mr. Yates is Tom Bertram's theatrical friend. Julia elopes with him after Maria runs off with Henry Crawford.
6. Marianne Dashwood
Answer: Colonel Brandon
Marianne is in love with Willoughby, but he is a fortune hunter and marries a wealthy Miss Gray. Colonel Brandon finally wins Marianne after proving his devotion. Edward marries Elinor and Robert marries the vulgar but clever Lucy Steele.
7. Louisa Musgrove
Answer: Captain Benwick
Louisa (who hits her head partway through the book) seems to be in love with Captain Wentworth. However, during her illness she falls for Captain Benwick, who'd been in love with Captain Harville's late sister. Harville and Croft are happily married to other ladies.
8. Lydia Bennet
Answer: Mr. Wickham
Elizabeth's youngest sister elopes with Wickham and spends time living in sin with him before they are induced to marry. Collins marries Charlotte Lucas, Darcy marries Elizabeth, of course, and Sir William has long been married to Charlotte's mother, Lady Lucas.
9. Harriet Smith
Answer: Robert Martin
Harriet, after being in love with several men, goes back to her first love interest, farmer Martin. Mr. Knightley marries Emma. Frank Churchill marries Jane Fairfax, and Mr. Woodhouse is an old widower.
10. Henrietta Musgrove
Answer: Charles Hayter
Louisa's sister marries their cousin, Charles Hayter. Wentworth marries the heroine, Anne. Admiral Croft is happily married to Wentworth's sister. After courting Anne, widower Mr. Elliot runs off with Mrs. Clay.
11. Isabella Thorpe
Answer: none of these
Isabella is Catherine's 'friend' at Bath who becomes engaged to Catherine's brother James. Miss Thorpe drops James like a hot potato when she meets flirtatious Captain Tilney, but he, in turn, drops her. Isabella comes crawling back to James via a letter to Catherine, but it's too late! A widower, General Tilney is the intimidating, mercenary owner of Northanger Abbey.
12. Mr. Collins
Answer: Charlotte Lucas
Elizabeth's cousin first asks for her hand. When she turns him down, he quickly proposes to Elizabeth's friend Charlotte, who accepts the pompous cleryman. Maria is Charlotte's sister, and Miss de Bourgh is Lady Catherine's sickly daughter.
13. Jane Fairfax
Answer: Frank Churchill
Jane and Frank have a secret engagement. Mr. Dixon is married to the daughter of Jane's guardian. John Knightley married Isabella Woodhouse, and Mr. Perry is Mr. Woodhouse's trusted medical man--since there are 'little Perrys,' there must be a Mrs. Perry, too.
14. Sir Thomas Bertram
Answer: Miss Maria Ward
Lady Bertram is the former Miss Maria {Ward;} her daughter Maria was presumeably named for her. Frances Ward married Lieutenant {Price;} Fanny is their eldest daughter. Mrs. Norris was the eldest Miss Ward, and she married Reverend Norris. Of course, Fanny marries Sir Thomas' son Edmund.
15. Charlotte Jennings
Answer: Mr. Palmer
Silly chatterbox Charlotte married sardonic Mr. Palmer. Edward marries Elinor Dashwood, his brother Robert marries dreadful Lucy Steele, and Colonel Brandon marries Marianne Dashwood.
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