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The Young Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey Lecture 6 Quiz

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Jane Austen argues that fiction is most valuable when it deepens our fascination with (blank).
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Jane Austen argues that fiction is most valuable when it deepens our fascination with (blank).
Real life
After reading a letter from Isabella Thorpe, Catherine is (blank) that she believed Isabella to be her good friend.
Ashamed
Catherine, Henry, and Eleanor find that their hearts are troubled when General Tilney goes to London on business.
False
When General Tilney returns from London, he insists that Catherine (blank).
Leave immediately
Dr. Murphy notes that Mrs. Morland is a loving mother, who (blank).
Abounds in commonsense practicality
Henry, considering himself bound by honor and affection, (blank).
Defied his father's command to reject Catherine
Jane Austen makes a challenging and substantive argument by teaching that life deserves to be read more carefully than fiction.
True
General Tilney's ill-mannered treatment of Catherine mimics (blank).
Gothic fiction
Even as a teenager, Jane Austen (blank).
All of the above
With Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen tells a story in which mutual attachment is the fruit of a long process that begins with humble and homely emotions such as gratitude.
True