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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mr. Hervey go with two other men when they leave Lady Delacour's house?
(a) To a dance.
(b) To a brothel.
(c) To taste wine.
(d) To gamble.

2. Why does Sir Phillip say he's not working harder to gain Belinda's affection?
(a) He knows she loves Mr. Hervey.
(b) He says he knows Belinda is too independent to consider marriage .
(c) Wives are too expensive.
(d) She's not really his type.

3. On what day of the week does Mrs. Stanhope write the letter to Belinda bout jealousy?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

4. What is the plant Lady Delacour uses to encourage guests to leave Mrs. Luttredge's party in favor of her own?
(a) An orchid.
(b) A ferm.
(c) An aloe.
(d) A cannabis.

5. Who wins the game between Mr. Hervey and the Spainaird?
(a) It's a draw.
(b) Mr. Hervey.
(c) The game doesn't end before the party breaks up.
(d) The Spainaird.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lady Delacour call the little cabinet beyond her bedchamber?

2. Who promises the gift to the winner?

3. What does Lady Delacour say are Lawless's dying words?

4. What does Mrs. Stanhope say always follows envy?

5. What does Lady Delacour believe when she learns that Belinda is packing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What Mrs. Stanhope's peculiarity when it comes to writing letters about specific people, places and events?

2. What is Lady Delacour's argument that makes Belinda give in and buy a new dress?

3. What are Belinda's thoughts upon her discovery of having spent three hours in the library alone on the night of the birth-night ball?

4. Briefly describe the scene in which Sir Phillip announces his intention to propose.

5. Why does Lady Delacour say that Percival's wife spends so much time with Helena?

6. What does Lady Delacour say about the ability to change the opinion of a man of genius as compared to a man of stupidity?

7. What is the advice Mrs. Stanhope gives Belinda about her reputation?

8. What does Belinda realize about people who seem happy, including Lady Delacour?

9. Briefly describe the rivalry between Lady Delacour and Mrs. Luttridge, and Mrs. Stanhope's role in that rivalry.

10. What does Lady Delacour say should be Helena's fate?

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