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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What colors is the ancient handmaid wearing in the Cave of the Spleen?
(a) Red and white.
(b) Black and white.
(c) Black and gray.
(d) Brown and beige.

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

4. Who does the Knave of Diamonds conquer (87)?
(a) Queen of Hearts.
(b) Queen of Spades.
(c) King of Hearts.
(d) King of Spades.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had a bag he used to hold the winds that is similar to the bag the goddess gives Umbriel?

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

3. At noon, what type of judges quickly sign sentences?

4. In whose arms is Belinda sunk into when Umbriel returns?

5. What suit does the Baron play after successes in Ombre (75)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Baron say about returning the lock?

2. How does Belinda do during the game at first, and how does the tide turn?

3. What does Belinda think about a card game with two knights?

4. What does the narrator say about Belinda's victory at the card game?

5. What is Umbriel's journey like to the Cave of Spleen, and what is the atmosphere in the cave?

6. What does Thalestris tell Belinda?

7. What refreshments are served after the card game?

8. What handmaids does the queen have in the Cave of Spleen?

9. What happens around noon in Canto III?

10. How does Belinda beat the Baron?

(see the answer keys)

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