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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Scylla when she injured Nisus' hair?
(a) Turned into a turtle.
(b) Turned into a monkey.
(c) Turned into a bird.
(d) Turned into a rabbit.

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

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

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

5. How many sylphs are cut in two when the Baron cuts the lock from Belinda's head?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What type of pinions does Umbriel have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) Ashy.
(d) Sooty.

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

13. In Ombre, what card defeats the Jack?
(a) Spadille.
(b) Queen.
(c) King.
(d) Ace.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tricks must be captured when playing Ombre?

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

3. What type of material is on the card table where Ombre is played?

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

5. What type of creature is Umbriel?

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