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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. Why do judges quickly pass sentences?

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

4. What presses upon Belinda after the Baron cuts her hair?

5. What suit does the Baron play after successes in Ombre (75)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens around noon in Canto III?

2. What happens after the sylphs withdraw from Belinda?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Belinda beat the Baron?

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

10. Where do Belinda and her companions go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Sylphs are spirits that inhabit the air. What is the role of sylphs in The Rape of the Lock?

Essay Topic 3

The Baron cuts a lock of Belinda’s hair. Is the act a sexual assault or simply an assault?

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