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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lady Delacour believe when she learns that Belinda is packing?

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

4. Why does Sir Phillip say he's not working harder to gain Belinda's affection?

5. What color are the liveries brought by Lord Delacour for Lady Delacour's inspection?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. What does Lady Delacour say about the ability to change the opinion of a man of genius as compared to a man of stupidity?

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

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

10. What does Lady Delacour say about her conscience with regard to Lawless's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several people identified only by initial, including "Dr. X." What is the reason what is significant about the characters identified in this way?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Juba? Marriott? Champfort? What does each do to change the lives of the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Helena's relationship with her mother. What are the circumstances that bring Helena to living with another family? What changes in the lives of the two and how does this change their relationship?

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