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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. After Belinda wins the game, what do she and her companions drink?

2. What type of material is on the card table where Ombre is played?

3. In whose arms is Belinda sunk into when Umbriel returns?

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

5. What card does Ariel sit on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Umbriel find Belinda, and what does he do when he sees her?

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

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

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

5. What happens around noon in Canto III?

6. How does Belinda beat the Baron?

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

8. How does the goddess respond to Umbriel?

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

10. What cards are pressed into battle as the card game begins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clarissa gives a speech criticizing women’s vanity and frivolity. Why are Belinda and Thalestris not interested in what Clarissa has to say? What does their response reveal about their frivolity and how they and other character are frivolous?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Ariel has worries and concerns in Canto II. Why is Ariel worried and concerned? How does he attempt to thwart disaster and why do his attempts fail?

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