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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many French romances did the Baron burn?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

2. How do Belinda's Matador cards move when she plays Ombre?
(a) Like Lords.
(b) Like knights.
(c) Like swarthy Moors.
(d) Like kings.

3. In the Cave of Spleen, how long does a woman sigh on her bed?
(a) Forever.
(b) Months.
(c) Years.
(d) Centuries.

4. Over what ages of women does the queen in the Cave of Spleen rule?
(a) 15 to 90.
(b) 15 to 50.
(c) 20 to 60.
(d) 0 to 100.

5. How many times do the sylphs pull on the diamond in Belinda's ear when the Baron gets close with scissors?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the queen sometimes do at Hampton?

2. What can prevail when "airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail" (32)?

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

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

5. What does Belinda wish she had done instead of going to Hampton Court?

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