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What is Mrs Bennet's reaction when Mr Bingley decides to rent Netherfield Park?
What is Mrs Bennet's reaction when Mr Bingley decides to rent Netherfield Park?
Mrs Bennet is delighted.
How many unmarried daughters does Mrs Bennet have?
How many unmarried daughters does Mrs Bennet have?
Mrs Bennet has five unmarried daughters.
Who does Mr Bingley fall in love with?
Who does Mr Bingley fall in love with?
Mr Bingley falls in love with Jane, the eldest and prettiest of the Bennet sisters.
What is Mr Bingley's only fault?
What is Mr Bingley's only fault?
Who becomes friendly with a soldier called Wickham?
Who becomes friendly with a soldier called Wickham?
What does Wickham tell Elizabeth about Mr Darcy?
What does Wickham tell Elizabeth about Mr Darcy?
Why does Mr Bingley suddenly move away?
Why does Mr Bingley suddenly move away?
Where was Jane Austen born?
Where was Jane Austen born?
Who was Jane Austen's father?
Who was Jane Austen's father?
What did Jane Austen learn during the first twenty-five years of her life?
What did Jane Austen learn during the first twenty-five years of her life?
Who did Jane Austen become close to but was unable to marry due to his lack of fortune?
Who did Jane Austen become close to but was unable to marry due to his lack of fortune?
Which wealthy man did Jane Austen accept a marriage proposal from but changed her mind the next day?
Which wealthy man did Jane Austen accept a marriage proposal from but changed her mind the next day?
Where did Jane Austen move back to with her mother and sister after her father died?
Where did Jane Austen move back to with her mother and sister after her father died?
Which of Jane Austen's novels was the first to appear in print?
Which of Jane Austen's novels was the first to appear in print?
What were Jane Austen's novels loved for?
What were Jane Austen's novels loved for?
What was the social class to which most of Austen's characters belonged?
What was the social class to which most of Austen's characters belonged?
What happened to the property of a nobleman or a gentleman when they died?
What happened to the property of a nobleman or a gentleman when they died?
What profession did younger sons usually make a living in?
What profession did younger sons usually make a living in?
What professions were considered less respectable during Austen's time?
What professions were considered less respectable during Austen's time?
What made a man more likely to get a good job in the church or the army?
What made a man more likely to get a good job in the church or the army?
What was the role of marriage in the society described in the text?
What was the role of marriage in the society described in the text?
What were the consequences for women who lived with a man outside of marriage?
What were the consequences for women who lived with a man outside of marriage?
How did Jane Austen support herself without a husband?
How did Jane Austen support herself without a husband?
What were the options for unmarried middle-class women?
What were the options for unmarried middle-class women?
Which novel was Jane Austen's favorite?
Which novel was Jane Austen's favorite?
What was the main message of Pride and Prejudice?
What was the main message of Pride and Prejudice?
What qualities did Elizabeth Bennet share with Jane Austen?
What qualities did Elizabeth Bennet share with Jane Austen?
What is the current popularity of Pride and Prejudice?
What is the current popularity of Pride and Prejudice?
How have social practices changed since Jane Austen's time?
How have social practices changed since Jane Austen's time?
What is the importance of looking beneath the surface, according to the text?
What is the importance of looking beneath the surface, according to the text?
