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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sylph Zephyretta to look after that belongs to Belinda?

2. How many French romances did the Baron burn?

3. Who will watch over Belinda's dog?

4. At the beginning of Canto II, what time of day is it?

5. To whom is The Rape of the Lock dedicated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Baron build an altar and a fire before the sun rises?

2. What did Pope write about the cantos of the poem?

3. What are some tasks that creatures of the air have?

4. What did Pope write about hard words and explanation in the introduction to the poem?

5. Why is Belinda still sleeping as the sun rises?

6. To whom did Pope dedicate The Rape of the Lock, and why did he write it?

7. What does Belinda dream about in Canto I?

8. What are the Baron's thoughts when he sees Belinda and admires her hair?

9. Where does Ariel sit when he starts the meeting of the sylphs, and how is he described?

10. Why does Aerial call his armies of the air?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Belinda has regrets after the lock of hair is cut from her head. Could Beilnda have changed the course of events and kept her lock of hair? Why does Belinda have regrets?

Essay Topic 2

Umbriel, a gnome, goes on a quest. What is Umbriel’s quest? Does his quest help Belinda or make her feel worse?

Essay Topic 3

Sylphs are spirits that inhabit the air. What is the role of sylphs in The Rape of the Lock?

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