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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 Charles Percival want Belinda to take to Helena?

2. Where does Phillip run after finding Annabelle's letter?

3. Where does Belinda go to pick up Helena?

4. What does Rachel offer Mr. Hervey on their first meeting?

5. What does Lady Boucher say about Mr. Hervey's feelings for Belinda?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe Belinda's letter to Mr. Vincent after Mr. Percival tells her about Mr. Vincent's gambling losses.

2. What does Rachel's grandmother ask of Mr. Hervey from her deathbed and what is the conversation that follows?

3. What happens to make Mr. Vincent leave Oakly-park?

4. Briefly describe the domestic tranquility Belinda finds at Ann's home.

5. What does Belinda believe will be the outcome of Lady Delacour's spending time with the Percivals?

6. What does Belinda say she fears might happen if she gives in to Ann's request to become better acquainted with Mr. Vincent?

7. How does Marriott come to have the information about Mr. Hervey's relationship with a young woman?

8. What does Mr. Percival say is the cause of so much domestic unrest and what is his opinion of that situation?

9. How is Mrs. Feke injured and what is her reaction?

10. What is the basic information Lady Delacour gives Mr. Hervey in the postscript of her letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Who is Rachel? How does she come to be known as Virginia? How is she reunited with her father?

Essay Topic 3

Lady Delacour believes that she is dying. How does this belief impact her actions and emotions? How does she come to know that she is not dying and how does this change her attitude?

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