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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. In what way does Belinda in the poem resemble Mrs. Fermor?

2. What do the sylph have to prevent being blown off their charges by rough winds?

3. What do not die with a woman?

4. What did Pope want his audience to laugh at?

5. What are some nymphs too conscious of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the day starting in Canto I?

3. What does Belinda use as she prepares for the day?

4. What questions does the narrator ask a goddess in Canto I?

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

6. What is machinery?

7. How is Belinda described in Canto II?

8. How is the honor of chaste young women guarded?

9. How is the Baron's prayer answered before his fire?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pope uses “machinery” in The Rape of the Lock. What is machinery and why does Pope use it in the poem?

Essay Topic 2

Belinda is described as being very beautiful. How does Pope use references to Belinda’s beauty to reveal her character?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Pope use imagery to help reader’s imagine the world he has created?

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