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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. What piece of vanity causes the accident that prompts Lady Delacour's accident?

2. Why does Margaret Delacour send a note to Lady Delacour?

3. What question does Lady Delacour ask when Sir Phillip says that Mr. Hervey has an emotional attachment elsewhere?

4. Where does Mr. Hervey go with two other men when they leave Lady Delacour's house?

5. What kind of animal is Clarence Hervey driving in order to create a distraction?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Describe how Mr. Hervey learns Helena's true identity, his reaction and how he later apologizes for having spoken out about it.

3. What is Lady Delacour's reaction when Lord Delacour arrives with the livery, and what is his reaction to her statements?

4. What plan does Mr. Hervey concoct with regard to Lady Delacour and her daughter and what role does he imagine that Anne will play?

5. What does Lady Delacour say about her conscience with regard to Lawless's death?

6. What does Lady Delacour say about the man she'd loved and the reason for marrying Lord Delacour?

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

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

9. What does Dr. X tell Belinda about Lady Delacour's disease?

10. What does Lady Delacour say about her feelings for her husband, his family and her own?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Rachel? How does she come to be known as Virginia? How is she reunited with her father?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the roles of Mrs. Feke and Mrs. Luttridge to the story. How does each woman impact the lives of the major characters?

Essay Topic 3

Lady Delacour believes that she is dying. How does this belief impact her actions and emotions? How does she come to know that she is not dying and how does this change her attitude?

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