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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. Who has been robbed of a kiss, but still does not feel the despair that Belinda feels after her hair is cut?

2. When a nymph rejects the power of the queen of the Cave of Spleen, how many others think the same?

3. What have maids turned into in the Cave of Spleen?

4. How many tricks must be captured when playing Ombre?

5. What was Ariel doing when he flew from Belinda?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Umbriel request from the queen?

3. How is the area around the palace described?

4. What happens around noon in Canto III?

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

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

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

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

9. What type of conversations often take place at Hampton?

10. What does Thalestris tell Belinda?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Belinda feels she has been greatly harmed by the loss of the lock of hair. Why does Belinda feel that she has been greatly harmed by the loss of her lock? How does the loss of the lock of hair affect Belinda’s honor?

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 Baron is the protagonist in The Rape of the Lock. How does Pope reveal the Baron and his character? What is the Baron’s role in the poem?

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