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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Belinda. Volume 1, Chapters 5 and 6: Birthday Dresses and Ways and Means.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lady Delacour say caused the final break with her friend, Mrs. Freke?
(a) She'd gone to the country with Mrs. Luttridge.
(b) She'd had an affair with Mr. Hervey.
(c) She'd gone to visit Mrs. Stanhope.
(d) She'd had an affair with Lord Delacour.

2. How much does Belinda spend on dresses?
(a) Fifteen dollars.
(b) Fifteen pounds.
(c) One hundred fifty guineas.
(d) Fifty guineas.

3. Why does Mr. Hervey lose the bet he makes with Lady Delacour regarding hoops?
(a) A knock at the door.
(b) The sound of Lord Delacour's voice.
(c) The sight of Belinda's hair.
(d) A conversation about marriage.

4. What emotions are evoked by Lady Delacour's history?
(a) Contempt.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Pity.

5. What does Lady Delacour call the little cabinet beyond her bedchamber?
(a) A dressing room.
(b) A boudoir.
(c) A cabinet.
(d) A toilette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person Lady Delacour and Belinda see when they enter the dance at Lady Singleton's house?

2. What are Mr. Hervey's talents that distinguish him at Oxford?

3. What does Lady Delacour say a man is lost to once he marries?

4. How does Lady Delacour say the lawyers managed to raise money once she and her husband were in distress?

5. What kind of pot is this plant growing in?

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