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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. After attending the first event in London, Evelina intends to ________________________.
(a) Ask Mrs. Mirvan to go to a play every night.
(b) Learn how to do the minuet.
(c) Learn the finer points of social etiquette.
(d) Ask Mrs. Mirvan to go to as many balls as possible.

2. Why does Mrs. Mirvan choose Kensington Gardens as a possibility for a walk?
(a) It has more beautiful grounds than the Park.
(b) It is closer to their hotel.
(c) It has better company than the Park.
(d) It is close to the Palace.

3. In Letter XXV, what plan does Madame Duval reveal to Evelina?
(a) A plan to bring Lord Orville to Howard Grove.
(b) A plan to force Captain Mirvan to leave Howard Grove.
(c) A plan to force Evelina’s father to claim her.
(d) A plan to introduce Evelina to the right kind of people.

4. To whom is Letter V delivered?
(a) Madame Duval.
(b) Mr. Villars.
(c) Mrs. Clinton.
(d) Lady Howard.

5. To whom is Letter I written?
(a) Rev. M. Villars.
(b) Sir John Belmont.
(c) Lady Howard.
(d) Madame Duval.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to Evelina’s defense when the foppish man makes fun of her at the ball?

2. Who is Evelina?

3. Who cooked up and carried out a fake robbery?

4. How much money did Mr. Evelyn bequeath to Mr. Villars?

5. Which country does Madame Duval want to visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sir Belmont propose doing to help everyone save face?

2. Which two authors were so impressed by Burney’s work that based their own writing on it?

3. Which character in Evelina has the same name as Burney’s maternal grandfather, according to the book’s biographical section?

4. Whom does Reverend Villars wish to be at his side when he dies?

5. Who is the protagonist in the story?

6. Why did Frances Burney’s brother first approach a publisher as the author of Evelina?

7. As a child, where was the fake Miss Belmont educated?

8. What does Maria hear Lord Orville say about Evelina? What does Lord Orville say in defense of Evelina?

9. How does Evelina react to Lord Orville’s polite gestures?

10. When Evelina returns to Howard Grove, who disrupts the peaceful atmosphere?

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