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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 the Cave of Spleen, how long does a woman sigh on her bed?

2. Where does Umbriel go after the Baron cuts Belinda's hair?

3. In Canto III, with whom does Belinda want to play cards?

4. What does the queen sometimes do at Hampton?

5. What color is the fabric on the card table?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Belinda think about a card game with two knights?

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

3. Where do Belinda and her companions go?

4. How does the goddess respond to Umbriel?

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

6. What does Umbriel request from the queen?

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

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

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

10. How is the area around the palace described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Canto III begins with a pleasant sail to Hampton Court. How does Pope build the tension in this section of the poem to the climax where the Baron cuts Belinda’s ringlet?

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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