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

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

3. Where are angels seen in the Cave of Spleen?
(a) Stream.
(b) Machines.
(c) Lake.
(d) Clouds.

4. What is Sir Plume very proud of?
(a) Cherry snuffbox.
(b) Walnut snuffbox.
(c) Ivory snuffbox.
(d) Amber snuffbox.

5. What formerly inanimate objects have been transformed by anger and stand with one arm held out, one bent with the handle and the spout?
(a) Teapots.
(b) Pitchers.
(c) Kettles.
(d) Decanters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the queen sometimes do at Hampton?

2. What do the queens on the Ombre cards hold?

3. Who returns from the Exchange in peace in Canto III?

4. A branch of what healing plant does Umbriel carry through the Cave of Spleen?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Thalestris tell Belinda?

3. What bodies can be seen on every side in the cave that have been changed to different forms by anger?

4. What refreshments are served after the card game?

5. How is the area around the palace described?

6. What type of conversations often take place at Hampton?

7. Where do Belinda and her companions go?

8. Where does Umbriel find Belinda, and what does he do when he sees her?

9. What is Belinda feeling after her ringlet is cut off?

10. How do the sylphs help Belinda during her card game?

(see the answer keys)

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