Pride and Prejudice Reading Worksheet

Think about these questions as you read. Try to answer the questions as you carefully read
through the book.

1. Who authored Pride and Prejudice?

2. Where do the Bennets live?

3. What is the name of Elizabeth’s best friend?

4. Mr. Collins proposes marriage to ________________________

5. Mr. Collins marries ______________________________

6. Why is Elizabeth offended by Mr. Darcy at the first ball?

7. Where does Darcy go for the winter?

8. How does the novel end? Who gets married?

9. Who pays off Wickham?

10. How is lady Catherine de Bourgh related to Darcy?

11. What does Elizabeth say when Darcy proposes marriage the first time?

12. Darcy’s estate is named _______________________________________

13. Why does Jane stay with the Bingleys longer than anticipated?

14. Wickham tells Elizabeth that he doesn’t like Darcy. Why?

15. Lydia elopes with _____________________________________

Answer Key:
1. Jane Austen
2. Longbourn
3. Charlotte Lucas
4. Elizabeth
5. Charlotte Lucas
6. He refuses to dance with her
7. London
8. Darcy marries Elizabeth and Bingley marries Jane
9. Darcy
10. She is his aunt
11. She refuses the proposal
12. Pemberley
13. She is ill after being caught in a heavy rainstorm
14. He was cheated out of an inheritance by Darcy
15. Wickham