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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. The writer of Letter I has just received a letter from whom?
(a) Sir John Belmont.
(b) Rev. M. Villars.
(c) Madame Duval.
(d) Lady Howard.

2. What event does Evelina attend when she first arrives in London?
(a) A sports event.
(b) A large ball.
(c) A formal dinner.
(d) A theater production.

3. Who is Miss Evelyn’s mother?
(a) Lady Howard.
(b) Madame Duval.
(c) Mrs. Mirvan.
(d) Evelina.

4. In the opening lines of Letter XI, how does Evelina describe the evening at the ball?
(a) Most extraordinary.
(b) Most disconcerting.
(c) Most frightening.
(d) Most boring.

5. Who cooked up and carried out a fake robbery?
(a) Captain Mirvan and Sir Clement Willoughby.
(b) Captain Mirvan.
(c) Sir Clement Willoughby.
(d) Monsieur Andre and Sir Clement Willoughby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lord Orville refer to Evelina as?

2. Who is Mrs. Mirvan?

3. In Letter XXIV, Rev. Villars looks forward to seeing _________________.

4. How does Evelina describe Mrs. Mirvan?

5. Who is the ward of Mr. Villars?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the reader know that Evelina is changing her attitude towards Lord Orville?

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

4. What does Sir Belmont realize the moment he sees Evelina? Why?

5. What does Reverend Villars wish for Evelina’s death?

6. How was Burney educated differently from her siblings?

7. Who is Lady Howard?

8. Who confesses to having intercepted Evelina’s letter to Lord Orville? What else does the person confess to having done concerning the letter?

9. What changes after Evelina runs into Lord Orville at Mrs. Beauchamp’s house?

10. Whom should Evelina marry, according to Sir Belmont?

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