Read the excerpt from chapter 29 of Pride and
Prejudice by Jane Austen. In this passage, Elizabeth
and others are visiting Lady Catherine's estate for the
first time.
Which statement best describes how the economic
setting affects the characters?
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O Some guests are unnerved by the appearance of
Lady Catherine's property.
O Sir William is familiar with properties like Lady
Catherine's.
O Lady Catherine uses her surroundings to make the
guests feel uncomfortable.
O Elizabeth feels inferior as she climbs to Lady
Catherine's grand hall.
As the weather was fine, they had a pleasant walk of
about half a mile across the park. Every park has its
beauty and its prospects; and Elizabeth saw much to
be pleased with, though she could not be in such
raptures as Mr. Collins expected the scene to inspire,
and was but slightly affected by his enumeration of the
windows in front of the house, and his relation of what
the glazing altogether had originally cost Sir Lewis de
Bourgh.
When they ascended the steps to the hall, Maria's
alarm was every moment increasing, and even Sir
William did not look perfectly calm. Elizabeth's
courage did not fail her. She had heard nothing of
Lady Catharina that onoka bor ourful from any
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