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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With whom did Evelina dance at the ball?
(a) Commander Kensley.
(b) Lord Orville.
(c) Lord Bellmont.
(d) Lord Mirvan.

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

4. What was Evelina’s response to the first man’s question about her “already being engaged with a more fortunate man”?
(a) Yes, and she would dance with no other man.
(b) No, and she would probably not dance at all.
(c) Possibly, but it was rude of him to ask.
(d) No, because she did not know how to dance.

5. What was Evelina’s first reaction to the first man who asked her to dance at the ball?
(a) She blushed profusely.
(b) She had to keep from laughing.
(c) She was frightened.
(d) She was thankful that he asked.

6. What does Evelina say about writing a letter every evening to Mr. Villars?
(a) It serves as her diary.
(b) It is exhilarating.
(c) It is not practical.
(d) It is the most looked forward to event of the day.

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

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

9. Who is Mrs. Mirvan?
(a) Madame Duval's neighbor.
(b) Madame Duval's daughter.
(c) Lady Howard’s daughter.
(d) Lady Howard’s housekeeper.

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

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

12. Where does Rev. Villars allow Evelina to spend time with Madame Duval?
(a) London.
(b) Venice.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

13. Who accompanies Evelina to London?
(a) Lady Howard and Maria.
(b) Maria only.
(c) Mrs. Clinton and Maria.
(d) Mrs. Mirvan and Maria.

14. By what name does Mr. Villars call his ward?
(a) Marcie.
(b) Anna.
(c) Miss Mirvan.
(d) Anville.

15. To whom is Letter II written?
(a) Mrs. Mirvan.
(b) Lady Howard.
(c) Mr. Villars.
(d) Madame Duval.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is being detained in England?

2. Who writes Letter XXXI to Sir John Belmont?

3. What do Evelina, Mrs. Mirvan, and Maria buy while shopping on a morning in London?

4. Who is Miss Evelyn’s mother?

5. Who writes Letter II?

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