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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. What does Lady Delacour say caused the final break with her friend, Mrs. Freke?

2. How much does Belinda spend on dresses?

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

4. What is the secret that Lady Delacour reveals to Belinda?

5. What does Mr. Hervey say is to be his reward for delivering Belinda's bracelet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 ability to change the opinion of a man of genius as compared to a man of stupidity?

4. How do Belinda and Mr. Hervey convince Lady Delacour to see Helena?

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

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

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

8. What kind of person is Anne?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What caused the injury that Lady Delacour believes has led to her critical health situation? Describe the situation and the impact on all the characters involved, including Lady and Lord Delacour.

Essay Topic 2

There is a great deal of talk about romantic love, including the fact that Rachel (Virginia) was protected from the outside world by her grandmother in an effort to keep her from romantic entanglements. What do the women of the story look for in romantic love and which of them are most successful in their quest?

Essay Topic 3

How does Belinda come to be in London? How and why does she leave the home of her first hosts, and why does she later return?

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