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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What piece of vanity causes the accident that prompts Lady Delacour's accident?
(a) Mrs. Luttridge refuses to arrive after Lady Delacour.
(b) All the above.
(c) Lady Delacour refuses to arrive after Mrs. Luttridge.
(d) Lady Delacour has young, undisciplined horses.

2. Who promises the gift to the winner?
(a) Dr. X.
(b) Mr. Hervey.
(c) Lady Delacour.
(d) Belinda.

3. What does Lady Delacour believe when she learns that Belinda is packing?
(a) That Belinda is going to Mrs. Stanhope's
(b) That Belinda plans to run away with Mr. Hervey.
(c) That it's a bluff..
(d) That Belinda plans to leave with Helena.

4. Who does Lady Delacour say is the only man who truly loved her?
(a) Percival.
(b) Mr. Hervey.
(c) Lord Delacour.
(d) Her father.

5. Who is the servant holding the Lady Delacour's costumes as she tries to make a decision?
(a) Marriott.
(b) Julia.
(c) Marguerite.
(d) Jessica.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lady Delacour say Belinda can't be called upon to chaperon Helena?

2. What wakes Belinda the morning after the ball?

3. What emotions are evoked by Lady Delacour's history?

4. What does Lady Delacour call the little cabinet beyond her bedchamber?

5. What does Mr. Hervey say was in his way that cost him the race against Sir Phillip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Stanhope say should be Belinda's first actions and what must she avoid, considering the rumors that are circulating?

2. What are Belinda's thoughts upon her discovery of having spent three hours in the library alone on the night of the birth-night ball?

3. What does Lady Delacour say about the man she'd loved and the reason for marrying Lord Delacour?

4. Describe how Mr. Hervey learns Helena's true identity, his reaction and how he later apologizes for having spoken out about it.

5. What argument does Belinda use to keep Marriott from leaving Lady Delacour's employment?

6. Why does Lady Delacour say that Percival's wife spends so much time with Helena?

7. Describe the first meeting between Belinda and Helena.

8. What plan does Mr. Hervey concoct with regard to Lady Delacour and her daughter and what role does he imagine that Anne will play?

9. What does Belinda realize about people who seem happy, including Lady Delacour?

10. What are the arguments presented by Belinda that prompt Lady Delacour to allow a doctor's presence?

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