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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 magnificent building is near where the boat takes Belinda and her companions?
(a) Kew.
(b) Etham.
(c) Hampton.
(d) Apethorpe.

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

3. What are the phantoms that rise in the Cave of Spleen compared to?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Dreams of a hermit.
(c) Demons.
(d) Dreams of an old crone.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Umbriel go after the Baron cuts Belinda's hair?

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

3. Like whose tripod does a cooking pot walk?

4. What queen is mentioned in Canto III?

5. What do British leaders often plan at the building that is near where the boat takes Belinda and her companions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the area around the palace described?

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

3. What happens after the sylphs withdraw from Belinda?

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

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

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

7. What happens around noon in Canto III?

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

9. How does Belinda beat the Baron?

10. What does Thalestris tell Belinda?

(see the answer keys)

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