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

2. What card does Ariel sit on?
(a) Matadore.
(b) Manille.
(c) Estuche.
(d) Spadille.

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

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

5. After the Baron cuts her hair, what does she feel in her heart?
(a) Quiet avocations.
(b) Secret passions.
(c) Troubled fancies.
(d) Quiet sensibilities.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the knaves on the Ombre cards described?

2. What queen is mentioned in Canto III?

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

4. What colors is the ancient handmaid wearing in the Cave of the Spleen?

5. What have maids turned into in the Cave of Spleen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Thalestris turn to to help Belinda?

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

3. How is the area around the palace described?

4. What happens after the sylphs withdraw from Belinda?

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

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

7. What does Thalestris tell Belinda?

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

9. What does Umbriel request from the queen?

10. What refreshments are served after the card game?

(see the answer keys)

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