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

2. A branch of what healing plant does Umbriel carry through the Cave of Spleen?
(a) Spleenwort.
(b) Metallicum.
(c) Fortune's Cold.
(d) Crested Hart.

3. How do the sylphs help Belinda during the card game in Canto III?
(a) They ensure she is dealt a good hand.
(b) They sit on important cards.
(c) They show her what cards to play.
(d) They whisper what cards her opponents have.

4. Like whose tripod does a cooking pot walk?
(a) Socrates'.
(b) Homer's.
(c) Aristotle's.
(d) Plato's.

5. What do the queens on the Ombre cards hold?
(a) Jewels.
(b) Tea cups.
(c) Lap dogs.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of creature is Umbriel?

3. To what cave does Umbriel go?

4. What type of lakes are in the Cave of Spleen?

5. What type of pinions does Umbriel have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the goddess respond to Umbriel?

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

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

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

7. How does the Baron take a lock of Belinda's hair?

8. What happens after the sylphs withdraw from Belinda?

9. Where do Belinda and her companions go?

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

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