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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. Who is the late Lady Belmont?
(a) The deceased daughter of Madame Duval.
(b) The deceased daughter of Madame Duval.
(c) The deceased daughter of Lady Howard.
(d) The deceased daughter of Fanny Burney.

2. What remark does Captain Mirvan make to his daughter Maria upon seeing her?
(a) He calls her tall and ill formed.
(b) He says that she is the fairest in the room.
(c) He calls her his utmost blessing.
(d) He compares her beauty to her mother's.

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

4. Whom did Miss Evelyn marry?
(a) Sir John Belmont.
(b) Mr. Villars.
(c) Mr. Mirvan.
(d) Mr. Howard.

5. In years past, what made Rev. Villars almost lose his Christianity?
(a) Hearing Sir John Belmont's name.
(b) Hearing the congregation pity Evelina’s plight.
(c) Hearing the congregation talk about Evelina’s manners.
(d) Seeing Madame Duval.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who writes Letter I?

3. Why does Evelina remain in London for a while instead of returning to Howard Grove?

4. What did the first man who asked Evelina to dance at the ball refer to her as?

5. Who is Miss Evelyn’s mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Evelina react to Lord Orville’s polite gestures?

2. How does Reverend Villars feel about Evelina’s marriage to Lord Orville?

3. Whom does Reverend Villars wish to be at his side when he dies?

4. Who is intent on seeing that Sir Belmont recognizes Evelina as his own?

5. Which two authors were so impressed by Burney’s work that based their own writing on it?

6. What is Miss Belmont’s true identity?

7. When Evelina returns to Howard Grove, who disrupts the peaceful atmosphere?

8. What does Lady Howard convince Rev. Villars to give his permission for Evelina to do?

9. Which character in Evelina has the same name as Burney’s maternal grandfather, according to the book’s biographical section?

10. How does the reader know that Evelina is changing her attitude towards Lord Orville?

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