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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In whose arms is Belinda sunk into when Umbriel returns?
(a) Thalestris.
(b) Idomeneus.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Nestor.

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

4. Who does Thalestris go to to get Belinda's lock back?
(a) Sir Pinion.
(b) Sir Plume.
(c) Sir Calamus.
(d) Sir Rachis.

5. What have maids turned into in the Cave of Spleen?
(a) Vases.
(b) Buckets.
(c) Bottles.
(d) Jars.

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

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

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

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

10. What suit does the Baron play after successes in Ombre (75)?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Clubs.
(c) Hearts.
(d) Spades.

11. What are the phantoms that rise in the Cave of Spleen compared to?
(a) Dreams of a hermit.
(b) Dreams of an old crone.
(c) Demons.
(d) Ghosts.

12. Where does Umbriel go after the Baron cuts Belinda's hair?
(a) Central earth.
(b) Hades.
(c) Olympia.
(d) Middle earth.

13. What does Sir Plume handle with style?
(a) Hunting dogs.
(b) Cane.
(c) Top hat.
(d) Horse.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times happier would Belinda have been if she had not gone to Hampton Court that day?

2. What type of pinions does Umbriel have?

3. Where are the great towers near at the beginning of Canto III?

4. What happens to the wretches who the judges quickly pass sentences upon?

5. How many times do the sylphs pull on the diamond in Belinda's ear when the Baron gets close with scissors?

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