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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Canto IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the Baron cuts her hair, what does she feel in her heart?
(a) Secret passions.
(b) Quiet avocations.
(c) Troubled fancies.
(d) Quiet sensibilities.

2. How are the wings of the sylph and his denizens described?
(a) Insect-like.
(b) Gossamer.
(c) Gauzy.
(d) Thin as a butterfly's wing.

3. What do the sylph have to prevent being blown off their charges by rough winds?
(a) Shawls.
(b) Hair combs.
(c) Hats.
(d) Powder.

4. What do British leaders often plan at the building that is near where the boat takes Belinda and her companions?
(a) The fall of foreign tyrants.
(b) Laws.
(c) Removing the discontent of the people.
(d) New taxes.

5. In Canto III, with whom does Belinda want to play cards?
(a) 2 Barons.
(b) 2 Lords.
(c) 2 Knights.
(d) 2 ladies.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Belinda and the others ride in the boat on the river, what weighs down the sylph's heart?

2. Where does Umbriel go after the Baron cuts Belinda's hair?

3. What does Belinda play first that leads off two captive trumps and sweeps the board?

4. What does coffee make politicians?

5. In the Cave of Spleen, how long does a woman sigh on her bed?

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