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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 does coffee make politicians?

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

3. What is Sir Plume very proud of?

4. How many times do the sylphs pull on the diamond in Belinda's ear when the Baron gets close with scissors?

5. What formerly inanimate objects have been transformed by anger and stand with one arm held out, one bent with the handle and the spout?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after the sylphs withdraw from Belinda?

2. What refreshments are served after the card game?

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

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

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

6. How does Belinda beat the Baron?

7. What does Umbriel request from the queen?

8. How does the Baron play the jack of diamonds, and how does Belinda respond?

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

10. What does Thalestris tell Belinda?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

The Rape of the Lock has a complicated structure. What structural elements does Pope use in the poem? How do those elements contribute to the narrative?

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