Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

By Jane Austen High School Honors Book Study

Answer Key

Created by Breckyn Wood ? 2019 Jenny Phillips

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SECTION 1

Chapters 1?12

Introduction

Welcome to the Pride and Prejudice Honors Book Study! You will use this book study as a guide while you read Pride and Prejudice, a story full of sly humor and loving, though sometimes frustrating, family relationships.

2. I lost my purse in the _____t_u__m__u_l_t____ of everyone

leaving after the concert.

3. Parents like to ___c_o_n__je_c__tu__r_e___ about what their

children will be when they grow up.

4. The teacher's stern _c_o__u_n__te_n__a_n__c_e__ kept his

students in line.

5. The woman's easy and pleasant ____m__ie__n________

made everyone like her.

6. George is an __a_m___ia__b_l_e______ man who is kind to

everyone he meets.

7. The nicely dressed man was too __s_u_p_e_r_c_i_l_i_o_u_s___ to

sit on the ground at the picnic with everyone else.

The goal of The Good and the Beautiful Book Studies is to strengthen both your mind and your heart. This book study is broken into six sections. Complete each section as you read the corresponding chapters in the book. Using the book study as a guide will give you a greater appreciation for the rich language, meaningful messages, and well-developed characters in the story.

Mark off the Section 1 activities below as you complete each one in order. When all four are completed, you are ready to begin Section 2.

o Complete the Vocabulary activity in this section.

o Read "Why Great Literature Endures" (pages 9?10).

o Read chapters 1 through 12 of Pride and Prejudice.

o Complete the Short Answer Questions in this section.

Vocabulary

Write the correct word in the blank using the word bank on the following page. Use the vocabulary key on pages 4?6 when needed.

1. The actress would not _____d__e_ig__n______ to get out

of her limo and speak to the adoring crowd.

8. Lily is so __i_m__p__e_r_t_in__e_n_t__ that she actually told a

perfect stranger that he needed a haircut!

9. It is ____p_e_d__a_n__ti_c____ of you to always correct your

friends' grammar in conversation.

10. I'm sorry, what did you say? I was lost in a

____r_e_v_e_r_i_e______.

11. She was too __i_n__d_o_l_e_n_t______ to bother doing the

dishes.

12. Do you think the author will __c_o_n__d_e_s_c_e_n__d___ to

attend our book club?

13. Albert Einstein was the most ___e_m__i_n_e__n_t_____

physicist of the twentieth century.

14. This ____la__u_d__a_b_l_e____ young woman saved my life

today!

15. It is your __f_i_l_ia__l__ responsibility to obey your

parents' wishes.

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AMIABLE CONDESCEND CONJECTURE COUNTENANCE

DEIGN

Word Bank

EMINENT FILIAL

IMPERTINENT INDOLENT LAUDABLE

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MIEN PEDANTIC REVERIE SUPERCILIOUS TUMULT

Short Answer Questions

Answer the following questions. Use a short quote from the book to support each answer.

1. In the first two chapters, what does Mrs. Bennet want her husband to do and why?

2. What reason does Mr. Darcy give for not wanting to dance at the ball in chapter 3? What reason does he give for not wanting to dance with Elizabeth in particular?

3. Describe Jane Bennet's personality. How is she different from her sister Elizabeth?

4. How do Kitty and Lydia, the two youngest Bennet sisters, spend most of their days? In contrast, what does Mary spend her time doing?

5. "Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain." "Yes, vanity is a weakness indeed. But pride--where there is a real superiority of mind, pride will be always under good regulation." Identify the speaker of each quote. What do you think the speakers mean by the difference between vanity and pride?

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SECTION 2

Chapters 13?23

Mark off the Section 2 activities below as you complete each one in order. When all are completed, you are ready to begin Section 3.

o Complete the Vocabulary activity in this section.

o Read chapters 13 through 23 of Pride and Prejudice.

o Read the Themes and Messages portion of this section.

o Complete the Literary Analysis activity in this section.

o Read and analyze the Example Response Paper. You will be writing a response paper of your own in Section 3.

Vocabulary

Use the vocabulary key on pages 4?6 to write your own example sentence for each vocabulary word below. Use the pronunciation guide [in brackets] to say each word aloud.

1. Amiable: 2. Condescend: 3. Conjecture: 4. Countenance: 5. Deign: 6. Eminent: 7. Filial: 8. Impertinent: 9. Indolent: 10. Laudable: 11. Mien: 12. Pedantic: 13. Reverie: 14. Supercilious: 15. Tumult:

Answers will vary.

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Literary Analysis

Educational value is how much the reader learns from the book. Historical fiction, for example, is frequently used to educate the reader on a certain time, geographical area, person, and/or event through a story. Not all historical fiction is equally educational, though. Accuracy and detail play a big part in the educational value of a book.

Analyzing literature can be an eye-opening experience, especially as you compare widely popular books of low literary value with "good and beautiful" books. As you learned in the last section, too often books are chosen by entertainment value alone, but with good analytical skills, you will be able to draw conclusions for yourself on whether a book is worth reading.

There are several categories to consider when analyzing a book:

? entertainment value ? moral value ? educational value ? literary value

It is very common for entertainment value to be placed high on the list of importance. However, being entertained is not the greatest purpose for literature. It's also important to recognize that a book can be entertaining in many different ways. There is the instantly gratifying, constantly thrilling type of entertainment, more like a video game; then there is entertainment that makes you work for it, diving deep into beautiful descriptions, complex characters, and profound insights, more like taking a long walk in the woods while looking for a rare type of flower. When you are not used to the latter type of entertainment, it may take some time and persistence to come to fully appreciate and enjoy it. If you persist, your mind and heart will become more cultivated to a deeper, more fulfilling type of entertainment.

In Section 1, you read about moral value of literature. The importance of the moral value in books cannot be exaggerated. List some of the moral messages you have already discovered in Pride and Prejudice:

___________________________________________

______________A_n__sw__e_r_s_w__i_ll_v__a_r_y_. ____________

___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________

Finally, the literary value is determined by how well-written a book is. This can be analyzed by paying attention to the sentence structures, literary devices, descriptive writing, and the author's ability to create believable characters and engage the reader in the story.

Jane Austen's works have tremendous literary value. The way she subtly wields her extensive vocabulary; her use of irony, humor, and other literary devices; and her ability to engage the reader in a complicated social environment with multifaceted characters all combine to create masterpieces.

One important rule in good writing is "Show, Don't Tell," which means you should try to immerse your audience in the world of your writing through descriptive language and compelling scenes instead of just giving a list of facts. For example, Austen doesn't just tell us that Caroline Bingley is a self-centered, tedious person who loves to hear herself talk. Instead, she gives us multiple scenes wherein Caroline taunts Mr. Darcy about his admiration for Elizabeth:

He listened to her with perfect indifference while she chose to entertain herself in this manner; and as his composure convinced her that all was safe, her wit flowed long.

That simple phrase, "her wit flowed long," says so much about Caroline Bingley in so few words. As Shakespeare wrote, "Brevity is the soul of wit," so any wit that flows long isn't really wit at all; it's just a lot of hot air.

Let's analyze other examples of "Show, Don't Tell" in Pride and Prejudice:

Pages 1?3:

Think back to the very first scene of the book: the conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Bennet about the Bingleys' arrival at Netherfield Park. It is full of quick, clever quips on Mr. Bennet's side:

"I will send a few lines by you to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying whichever he chooses of the girls;"

and lengthy, fretful exhortations on Mrs. Bennet's side:

"Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children

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in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion for my poor nerves."

We learn so much about who Mr. and Mrs. Bennet are from this brief conversation and get a feel for their personalities and motivations, far more than if Austen had spent time describing what they looked like and how they were dressed. What impressions do you get about Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's marriage from this first conversation?

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Page 71:

[T]he agreeable manner in which he immediately fell into conversation, though it was only on its being a wet night, made her feel that the commonest, dullest, most threadbare topic might be rendered interesting by the skill of the speaker.

What do we learn about Mr. Wickham from this first encounter? What do we learn about Elizabeth's feelings toward him? Austen could have written, "Mr. Wickham was an interesting speaker, and Elizabeth enjoyed listening to him," telling us instead of showing. Why is it better to "show" like Austen does, instead of just "tell"?

_A_n_s_w__e_r_s_w__i_ll_v__a_r_y_:_M__r_._W__i_c_k_h_a_m___i_s_s_m__o_o_t_h__a_n_d__c_h_a_r_m__i_n_g__a_n_d__c_a_n__e_a_s_i_l_y_m__a_k__e_p_e_o_p__le__li_k_e____ _h_im__.__E_li_z_a_b__e_th__c_l_e_a_r_ly__l_ik_e_s__h_i_m__, _p_r_o_b_a_b__ly__b_e_c_a_u__se__h_e__m__a_k_e_s__su__c_h_a__s_t_r_o_n_g__c_o_n_t_r_a_s_t_t_o__th__e_____ _b_o_r_in__g_M__r_._C__o_l_li_n_s_._W___h_e_n__A_u__s_te_n__"_s_h_o_w__s_"_i_n_s_t_e_a_d__o_f_"_t_e_ll_s_,"__th__e_r_e_a_d_e_r__e_n_j_o_y_s__th__e_p_l_e_a_s_u_r_e__o_f__ _re_a__d_in__g_b__e_tw__e_e_n__t_h_e_l_i_n_e_s_a__n_d__s_e_e_in__g_m__o_r_e__th__a_t_'s_g_o_i_n_g__o_n__b_e_n__e_a_t_h_t_h_e__s_u_r_f_a_c_e_._______________

Page 92: She concluded with many good wishes that Lady Lucas might soon be equally fortunate, though evidently and triumphantly believing there was no chance of it.

What do we learn about Mrs. Bennet's character from this quote? How could Austen have written a similar line, but in a way that was "telling" instead of "showing"?

_A_n_s_w__e_r_s_w__i_ll_v__a_r_y_:_M__r_s_._B_e_n__n_e_t_i_s_r_a__th__e_r_p_e_t_t_y_a__n_d__s_m__a_ll__m_i_n_d__e_d__if_t_h_i_s_i_s__h_o_w__s_h_e__a_c_t_s_t_o_-____ _w_a_r_d_s__h_e_r__fr_i_e_n_d__s.__A_u_s_t_e_n__c_o_u_l_d__h_a_v_e__j_u_s_t_s_a_i_d__"M___r_s.__B_e_n_n__e_t,_b__e_in__g_p_e_t_t_y__a_n_d__s_e_lf_i_s_h_,_w__is_h_e_d___ _L_a_d_y__L_u__ca__s_e_q_u__a_l_g_o_o_d__f_o_r_t_u_n_e__w__it_h_o_u__t_t_r_u_l_y_m__e_a_n__in__g_i_t_."_I_t_'s__m__o_r_e_e_n_j_o_y_a__b_le__f_o_r_t_h_e__r_e_a_d_e_r___ _th__a_t_A__u_s_t_e_n_s_h_o__w_s__u_s_M___rs_._B__e_n_n__e_t'_s _c_h_a_r_a_c_t_e_r__fl_a_w__s_i_n_s_t_e_a_d__o_f_s_p_e_l_li_n_g__t_h_e_m__o__u_t_f_o_r__u_s_. _______

Wordy, redundant, or overly flowery writing is not good, but using a variety of sentence lengths and a variety of the following sentence structures helps avoid choppiness and predictability. However, using more complex sentence structures exercises your brain, giving reading the benefits of increased memory, focus, and attention span.

? Simple Sentence: consists of only one clause ? Compound Sentence: consists of two or more independent clauses ? Complex Sentence: has at least one independent clause, plus at least one dependent clause ? Compound-Complex Sentence: contains more than one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

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From the chapters you just read, write down one of the sections you highlighted that has high literary value:

_________________________________A__n_s_w__e_r_s_w__il_l_v_a__r_y.________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Circle the following items that the section contains: "show, don't tell"; a variety of sentence lengths and structures; personification, simile, or metaphor; sensory language.

As you continue to read Pride and Prejudice, try to recognize the entertainment, educational, moral, and literary value.

Example Response Paper

A response paper discusses your reaction to a text. A response paper is not a summary of the text; it is your own personal analysis and impressions of what you read. Response papers are written from the first person point of view, which means you may have phrases such as "I believe" or "I feel."

Writing a response is a wonderful exercise for subjective thinking, organization, and writing. One of the best ways to learn to write well is to read model writing. Read and analyze the following short response paper, making a checklist in your notebook of items needed for a successful response paper.

Start with an attentiongrabbing opening, such as a question, quote, short personal experience, or--as in this case--an interesting statement.

Use transitions.

Pride and Prejudice Response Paper

by Breckyn Wood

People say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. However, you can judge something about a person based on whether or not he or she likes books. At least, Jane Austen seems to thinks so, and I agree with her. In Pride and Prejudice, Austen often uses a love of books and reading as an indication of good character and a lack of it as an indication of bad or deficient character. Since Austen was herself a voracious reader and a writer of novels, it makes sense that she would be preferential to people who like to read and give that valuable trait to her best characters.

Let's look at the evidence. On page 10, we learn the following about Mr. Bennet: "With a book he was regardless of time." What a lovely way of telling us he likes to read! All bibliophiles (fancy word for book-lovers) have had the experience of getting so caught up in a good book that they don't realize how much time has passed. When I read that about Mr. Bennet, I immediately felt a connection to him and knew he must be an interesting, thoughtful person.

List the title and author of the book in the opening paragraph.

T hesis statement

Use specific examples from the text, paraphrased or quoted.

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SECTION 3

Chapters 24?34

Mark off the Section 3 activities below as you complete each one in order. When all are completed, you are ready to begin Section 4.

o Complete the Vocabulary activity in this section.

o Read chapters 24 through 34 of Pride and Prejudice.

o Complete the Writing a Response Paper activity in this section.

9. Terrified of public speaking, Cara stepped onto the

stage with much __tr_e_p__id__a_t_i_o_n____.

10. The _o__st_e_n__t_a_t_io__n____ of the palace's golden

decorations was amazing, if a bit ridiculous.

11. The king gave his _a__c_q_u_i_e_s_c_e_n__c_e__ to having his

portrait hung in the national gallery.

Vocabulary

Write the correct word in the blank using the word bank provided. (Change the verb tense as necessary.) Use the vocabulary key on pages 4?6 when needed.

1. ___A__v_a__r_ic_e______ is an affliction of the soul. It takes

the joy out of being rich.

2. Don't _____r_e_p__in__e_____ about the bad weather.

Tomorrow will be sunny and warm.

3. High school romances are so ___t_r_a__n_s_i_e_n_t____, often

ending before school starts again in the fall.

4. His ___d__u_p_l_i_c_i_ty_____ shocked me. I thought he was

such an honest man.

12. The mom was __i_n_c_r_e_d__u_l_o_u__s__ when she came

home to a house cleaned perfectly by her children.

13. The woman's _____c_a_n_d__o_r_____ was refreshing. I

prefer to hear the truth without any sugarcoating.

ABODE ACQUIESCENCE

AVARICE CANDOR CAPRICE

DUPLICITY INCREDULOUS MERCENARY OSTENTATION

PROCURE REPINE TRANSIENT TREPIDATION

5. It is __m__e_r_c_e_n__a_r_y____ of you to expect pay

when the rest of us are just volunteers.

6. My grandmother's _____a__b_o_d__e_____ lay

nestled in the woods: a sweet cottage by a lake.

7. My husband managed to ___p_r_o__c_u_r_e______

tickets to see my favorite play for my birthday.

8. Straight-laced Sarah always plans

ahead and is never subject to a random

____c_a_p_r_i_c_e______.

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