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Chapters 11-16
Before you read
13 What hope is there now for a relationship between:

1. 
   Jane and Mr Bingley?
   

2. 
   Elizabeth and Mr Wickham?
   

14. 
    Check the meaning of these words in your dictionary:
    

colonel prejudice
a In what ways do you think prejudices can hurt people in a school or in a neighbourhood?
b Do people in your country respect people with titles like
colonel? Why not?

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After you read

15. 
    Who:
    

a travels with Elizabeth to visit Mr and Mrs Collins? b 'looks weak and disagreeable'?

c asks Elizabeth her age?
d is invited to use the housekeeper's piano at Rosings?
e has 'saved a friend from the inconvenience of a most unwise marriage'?

f 'is all beauty and goodness'?

g is in love in spite of his best attempts to be sensible?
h did Mr Wickham almost persuade to run away with him?

16. 
    Discuss the reasons why Mr Darcy would prefer not to be in love with Elizabeth. How much sympathy do you have with his anxieties?
    

16. 
    Imagine that you are Elizabeth. Tell your sister Jane, at your next meeting, about Mr Darcy's proposal and the range of emotions you felt at that time.