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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 does Thalestris go to to get Belinda's lock back?

2. When the Baron begins to take Belinda's ringlet, how many wings blow back her hair?

3. How are the knaves on the Ombre cards described?

4. How do the sylphs help Belinda during the card game in Canto III?

5. Who comes to Hampton to enjoy the pleasures of Court?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the goddess respond to Umbriel?

4. How does Belinda beat the Baron?

5. Who does Thalestris turn to to help Belinda?

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

7. Where do Belinda and her companions go?

8. What does Umbriel request from the queen?

9. How is the area around the palace described?

10. What happens around noon in Canto III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many different types of poem. What type of poem is The Rape of the Lock? Why is it a mock-epic and not an epic?

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

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Pope use personification in The Rape of the Lock? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

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