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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the great towers near at the beginning of Canto III?
(a) Park.
(b) Gardens.
(c) Woods.
(d) Meadows of flowers.

2. How do the sylphs help Belinda during the card game in Canto III?
(a) They show her what cards to play.
(b) They ensure she is dealt a good hand.
(c) They sit on important cards.
(d) They whisper what cards her opponents have.

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

4. Who comes to Hampton to enjoy the pleasures of Court?
(a) Lords and ladies.
(b) Queen and her advisors.
(c) Heroes and nymphs.
(d) Queen and her ladies-in-waiting.

5. What does Belinda choose as trumps when she plays Ombre?
(a) Clubs.
(b) Hearts.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Spades.

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

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

8. The cheeks of the handmaid named Affectation are compare to the cheeks of whom?
(a) 20-year-old.
(b) 90-year-old.
(c) 16-year-old.
(d) 18-year-old.

9. After Belinda wins the game, what do she and her companions drink?
(a) White wine.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Red wine.

10. What color are the fires in the Cave of Spleen?
(a) Blue.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red.
(d) Orange.

11. What presses upon Belinda after the Baron cuts her hair?
(a) Troubled thoughts.
(b) Anxious care.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Wrath.

12. Who returns from the Exchange in peace in Canto III?
(a) Bookseller.
(b) Judge.
(c) Lords.
(d) Merchant.

13. What does Belinda play first that leads off two captive trumps and sweeps the board?
(a) Spadillio.
(b) Basto.
(c) Vuelta.
(d) Manille.

14. What does Belinda do when she realizes her lock has been cut?
(a) Runs out of the room.
(b) Slaps the Baron.
(c) Screams.
(d) Howls.

15. What type of creature is Umbriel?
(a) Nymph.
(b) Salamander.
(c) Sylph.
(d) Gnome.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Belinda's Matador cards move when she plays Ombre?

2. In Ombre, what card defeats the Jack?

3. What is the only breeze that blows near the Cave of Spleen?

4. When the Baron begins to take Belinda's ringlet, how many wings blow back her hair?

5. What was Ariel doing when he flew from Belinda?

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