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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The writer of Letter I has just received a letter from whom?
(a) Sir John Belmont.
(b) Lady Howard.
(c) Rev. M. Villars.
(d) Madame Duval.

2. In the opening lines of Letter XI, how does Evelina describe the evening at the ball?
(a) Most frightening.
(b) Most extraordinary.
(c) Most disconcerting.
(d) Most boring.

3. To whom did Rev. Villars make a promise about protecting Evelina?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her grandmother.

4. Where does Madame Duval live?
(a) The United States.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

5. In Letter XXVI, how does Lady Howard feel about Madame Duval’s plans?
(a) She has no objections.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She is totally appalled.
(d) She fears that the worst will happen.

6. In Letter XXIV, Rev. Villars is delighted to write to Evelina, who is ________________.
(a) In Paris.
(b) In London.
(c) At a university.
(d) At Howard Grove.

7. According to Letter XXXII, who is the London visitor at Howard Grove?
(a) Lord Orville.
(b) Sir John Belmont.
(c) Sir Clement Willoughby.
(d) Sir John Belmont’s messenger.

8. At the close of Letter X, how does Evelina feel about her to letters to Rev. Villars, thus far?
(a) They are unworthy.
(b) They are too few in number.
(c) They are too chatty.
(d) They divulge too much information.

9. How does Evelina describe the men who wait on the ladies at the millinery?
(a) So attentive, so handsome!
(b) So well dressed!
(c) So debonair!
(d) So finical, so affected!

10. To which suitor at the ridotto does Evelina lie so as to dissuade him?
(a) Lord Orville.
(b) Sir Clement Willoughby.
(c) Loller.
(d) No suiter.

11. What did Lord Orville refer to Evelina as?
(a) A klutz.
(b) His future wife.
(c) A weak girl.
(d) A beautiful lady.

12. How much money did Mr. Evelyn bequeath to Mr. Villars?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 10,000 pounds.
(c) 1000 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

13. Where does Madame Duval ask Rev. Villars to allow Evelina to?
(a) Venice.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

14. Who is Monsieur Du Bois?
(a) A French warrant officer.
(b) A gentleman friend of Madame Duval.
(c) A friend of Captain Mirvan.
(d) A friend of Mrs. Mirvan.

15. Why does Mrs. Mirvan choose Kensington Gardens as a possibility for a walk?
(a) It has better company than the Park.
(b) It is close to the Palace.
(c) It is closer to their hotel.
(d) It has more beautiful grounds than the Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Evelina say about writing a letter every evening to Mr. Villars?

2. Who is the lady in distress that the Captain begrudgingly lets into his coach?

3. What was Evelina’s response to the first man’s question about her “already being engaged with a more fortunate man”?

4. Who is Evelina?

5. What is Evelina’s overall opinion of Captain Mirvan?

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