P& P #8 3/30: 11-13

Quote- "This must be false! This cannot be! This must be the grossest falsehood!" (Austen 193).

Explanation- This quote is Elizabeth's astonishment to Mr. Darcy's letter. She wants to believe that everything in that letter is wrong, because it is too hard for her to face the truth. That is her ability to perceive people's character through their first impressions. If everything in this letter is true then that means that she has been wrong all this time. The thing that Elizabeth took great pride in was her ability to see the true nature of people but now facing the facts that all she was worked so hard for and took great reverence of is all a lie. She is trying not to succumb to this reality because it would bring her nothing but shame. As she was judging a book by its cover, she now coming to the truth that one has to read the entirety of a book before it can be so accurately judged.

Multiple Choice
In Darcy's letter to Elizabeth, he reveals
I. Mr. Wickham is misleading Elizabeth under a false pretence
II. That he is dying and he really wants to marry someone before he dies and chose Elizabeth
III. That he thought Jane was impartial to marrying Bingley and tried to separate them

A. I only
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. II and III
E. I, II, and III