Question

6. Answer these questions based on the text. a) How many characters are named in this first chapter?
b) List in your notebook the named characters in two columns: Male and Female.
c) What name can we give to Mr. Bennet's wife? d) Why is the information that a large house in the neighborhood is soon to be occupied so important to Mr. Bennet's wife?
e) How did Mrs. Bennet learn about the new neighbor?
f) How many children do the Bennets have? g) Which of them are mentioned in the first chapter?
h) Do the mother and father show any preference for any of the girls? If so, for which one?
i) What was the means of transportation used at the time of the story?
j) Would you be able to point out, from this first chapter, who is going to be the main character in this story?​

Answer 1

a) only there characters are named. Mr. Bennet and his wife and the lady, Mrs. Long.

b) Mr. Bennet — male. Mrs. Long and Mrs. Bennet — females.

c) we can call her Mrs. Bennet or the lady, according to the text.

d) she wants to know all about him and the house he now occupies.

e) Mrs. Long told all about it to her.

f) They have five children (i think).

g) No one.

h) about the mom, she prefers jane. the father likes lizzy more.

i) carriage.

j) its a personal answer.

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