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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Belinda's mind described?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Mature.
(c) Sprightly.
(d) Quick.

2. In Canto II, what does Belinda wear on her breast?
(a) Silver cross.
(b) White cross.
(c) Ruby cross.
(d) Gold cross.

3. What type of lakes are in the Cave of Spleen?
(a) Dark as hell.
(b) Liquid gold.
(c) Black as ink.
(d) Liquid silver.

4. What card does Ariel sit on?
(a) Spadille.
(b) Matadore.
(c) Manille.
(d) Estuche.

5. As Belinda and the others ride in the boat on the river, what weighs down the sylph's heart?
(a) Despair.
(b) Grief.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Misery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the knaves on the Ombre cards described?

2. What word does Clarissa use to describe all the posturing men and women do?

3. What have maids turned into in the Cave of Spleen?

4. What shape are the locks of hair that Belinda lets fall down the back of her neck?

5. What do the sylph have to prevent being blown off their charges by rough winds?

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