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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. Why does Mr. Hervey invite Dr. X to accompany him the following morning?
(a) To share the expense of a coach.
(b) To give an opinion of Belinda.
(c) To give an opinion of Lady Delacour.
(d) To try the wares from a new winery.

2. What does Lady Delacour say is the only noise that greatly disturbs her?
(a) Marriott's macaw..
(b) The screech of people arguing.
(c) Noisy footmen at the door.
(d) The peal of children's laughter.

3. What are Mr. Hervey's talents that distinguish him at Oxford?
(a) Literary.
(b) Scientific.
(c) Mathematical..
(d) Social

4. What does Anne say when she's invited to a second glass of wine?
(a) She prefers brandy.
(b) She never drinks wine.
(c) She never has more than one .
(d) She's already had her second.

5. What kind of animal is Clarence Hervey driving in order to create a distraction?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Oxen.
(d) Geese.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Lady Delacour say is the only man who truly loved her?

3. What kind of shop does Harriett Feke run into while Clarence Hervey is creating a distraction?

4. What piece of vanity causes the accident that prompts Lady Delacour's accident?

5. What does Sir Phillip have in his hand when he announces to Belinda his intention to marry her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. X tell Belinda about Lady Delacour's disease?

2. Briefly describe the rivalry between Lady Delacour and Mrs. Luttridge, and Mrs. Stanhope's role in that rivalry.

3. How does Mr. Hervey wind up in the water and how is he rescued?

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

5. 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?

6. What does Lady Delacour say should be Helena's fate?

7. Describe the first meeting between Belinda and Helena.

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

9. What is Lady Delacour's reaction when Lord Delacour arrives with the livery, and what is his reaction to her statements?

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

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