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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 is the advice in the song Dr. X sings just before he prepares to leave for Cambridge?
(a) That it's good for a man to have mistresses.
(b) That it's good to have one love at a time.
(c) That it's good to give way occasionally to jealousy.
(d) That it's good to sometimes allow foolishness.

2. How does Sir Phillip say he caught sight of the girl to whom Mr. Hervey is attached?
(a) Mr. Hervey brings her to town each month.
(b) He saw her in a tavern.
(c) By calling on her with Mr. Hervey.
(d) By stealth.

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

4. What does Dr. X say is his final judgment on Belinda after their morning's visit?
(a) He says she is perfect.
(b) He says she is cold and calculating.
(c) He says she is overly cautious.
(d) He says he cannot judge after a single visit.

5. What game is the Spanish gentleman talking about at Lady Delacour's party?
(a) Roulette
(b) Backgammon..
(c) Chess.
(d) Blackjack.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Lady Delacour say it's too late for a lady to change her mind?

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

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

4. Who saves Mr. Hervey from drowning?

5. Why does Lady Delacour say the mistress is of no consequence to Belinda?

Short Essay Questions

1. What Mrs. Stanhope's peculiarity when it comes to writing letters about specific people, places and events?

2. What is Lady Delacour's argument that makes Belinda give in and buy a new dress?

3. Briefly describe the scene in which Sir Phillip announces his intention to propose.

4. What is the result when Belinda and Lady Delacour exchange costumes for the ball?

5. Describe the race between Mr. Hervey and Sir Phillip and what does each say about the outcome?

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

7. What is it that keeps Mr. Hervey from being more pleasant?

8. What does Lady Delacour say about her feelings for her husband, his family and her own?

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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