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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what country is the stand that is used to raise the silver lamp in Canto III?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) China.
(c) Australia.
(d) Japan.

2. What does Belinda wish she had done instead of going to Hampton Court?
(a) Stayed home and walked in the gardens.
(b) Stayed home and worked her embroiderly.
(c) Stayed home and read a book.
(d) Stayed home and said her prayers.

3. To what cave does Umbriel go?
(a) Lower Ridge.
(b) Lymph.
(c) Upper Ridge.
(d) Spleen.

4. How many realms obey the queen mentioned in Canto III?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

6. What color is the fabric on the card table?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Navy blue.
(d) Burgundy.

7. Who in battle has not felt the rage that Belinda feels after the Baron cuts her hair?
(a) Youthful kings.
(b) Seasoned soldiers.
(c) Young soldiers.
(d) Ancient kings.

8. Where does the Baron say Belinda's lock will always be?
(a) Worn round his arm.
(b) Worn on his hand.
(c) Worn in a locket.
(d) Kept in a snuffbox.

9. Where would Thalestris like to see grass grow more than to see Belinda lose her honor?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Hampton Court.
(c) Hyde-park Circus.
(d) Hell.

10. Who had a bag he used to hold the winds that is similar to the bag the goddess gives Umbriel?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Odysseus.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Hercules.

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

12. What queen is mentioned in Canto III?
(a) Jane.
(b) Mary.
(c) Elisabeth.
(d) Anne.

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

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

15. What does the queen sometimes do at Hampton?
(a) Rest and relaxation.
(b) Garden parties.
(c) Balls and masquerades.
(d) Counsel and tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What formerly inanimate objects have been transformed by anger and stand with one arm held out, one bent with the handle and the spout?

2. On how many tricks does Belinda's fate in the card game stand (94)?

3. How are the kings described on the Ombre cards?

4. Who does Thalestris go to to get Belinda's lock back?

5. What are the phantoms that rise in the Cave of Spleen compared to?

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