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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Evelina ask the recipient of her letter about Lord Orville’s presence at Mrs. Beaumont’s?
(a) Could she give up her resentment toward Lord Orville without impropriety?
(b) Will Lord Orville ever really care for her?
(c) Is it wrong to feel so harsh about Lord Orville?
(d) Would they please intercede for her with Lord Orville?

2. While Evelina is with Madame Duval, who are their constant companions?
(a) The Tierneys.
(b) The Greenvilles.
(c) The Bromptons.
(d) The Branghtons.

3. How did Evelina treat Lord Orville at Mrs. Beaumont’s?
(a) Politely.
(b) Rudely.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Distant.

4. Which character actively pursues Lady Louisa Larpent?
(a) Sir Clement Willoughby.
(b) Lord Orville.
(c) Lord Merton.
(d) Captain Mirvan.

5. What does Mr. Macartney have in his hand when Evelina finds him in his room?
(a) A letter.
(b) A revolver.
(c) A liquor bottle.
(d) A book.

6. To help with recovery, Evelina goes to a health resort in __________________.
(a) Paris.
(b) Tuscany.
(c) London.
(d) Bristol.

7. Whom does Evelina go for a walk with one night down a dark street?
(a) Sir Clement Willoughby.
(b) Polly and Biddy Branghton.
(c) Captain Mirvan.
(d) Lord Orville.

8. Who is Mr. Macartney?
(a) A close friend of Lord Orville.
(b) A friend of Sir Clement Willoughby.
(c) A poor, Scottish poet.
(d) A servant of Lord Orville.

9. Who suggests a trip for Evelina’s recovery from bad health?
(a) Lord Orville.
(b) Rev. Villars.
(c) Madame Duval.
(d) Mrs. Selwyn.

10. Who rescues Evelina from her late night encounter with a group of men?
(a) Lord Orville.
(b) Polly and Biddy Branghton.
(c) Sir Clement Willoughby.
(d) Captain Mirvan.

11. To whom does Evelina pour her heart out in a letter?
(a) Maria Mirvan.
(b) Rev. Villars.
(c) Madame Duval.
(d) Lady Howard.

12. What happens while Evelina is at the health resort?
(a) Her health declines.
(b) She forgets about Lord Orville.
(c) She becomes angry with Rev. Villars.
(d) Her health improves.

13. What about Lord Orville does Evelina struggle to get out of her thoughts?
(a) His manners.
(b) The first time she danced with him.
(c) His gentle voice.
(d) The letter she thinks that he wrote to her.

14. To whom does Evelina write about Lord Orville’s presence at Mrs. Beaumont’s?
(a) Lady Howard.
(b) Madame Duval.
(c) Maria Merton.
(d) Rev. Villars.

15. Circumstances bring Evelina and _______________together at Mrs. Beaumont’s.
(a) Rev. Villars.
(b) Sir Clement Willoughby.
(c) Lord Merton.
(d) Lord Orville.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Evelina talks to Lord Orville once again, what does she notice about him?

2. Whom is Evelina unable to talk to about her heartbreak over “Lord Orville’s” letter?

3. What happens when Madame Duval and her friends find out about Evelina’s friendship with Lord Orville?

4. Who made the comment that Lord Orville was “designed for the last age”?

5. Where does Evelina go after receiving a response from her letter to Lord Orville?

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