Reader Guide for Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker

Posted by Rhemalda Publishing on April 15, 2010 | 0 comments

Is your book club reading Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker?

Would you like some questions to think about as you read?

Below you will find twelve questions to enhance your reading experience as you read Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker. If you have already read Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker and would like to add your own reader questions please leave them in the comments below the post.

Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker

1. Did you like the novel? Were there any surprises? Was it what you expected?
2. Do you have any favorite lines in the novel?
3. What is Mr. Bennet’s initial impression of Mr. Darcy?
4. Why do you suppose Mr. Darcy would so readily trust Mr. Bennet, when by nature he does not trust people readily?
5. What do you think are the most significant differences between Jane Austen’s Mr. Bennet and the Mr. Bennet envisioned by Emma Hox?
6. What are the major themes and turning points in the story?  Which turning point does Elizabeth Bennet begin to gain a greater understanding of Mr. Darcy and his character?
7. At what point does Elizabeth Bennet begin to fall in love with Mr. Darcy?
8. What do you think of Elizabeth Bennet’s tendency to climb trees?
9. Do you consider the relationship of Lady Matlock and Madeline Gardiner too far outside the bounds of class and station or do you approve of their friendship?
10. Do you think Lady Catherine too villainous or her punishment too harsh?
11. What is your favorite part of “Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker”?
12. What spin would you put on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice?