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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. Why does Evelina remain in London for a while instead of returning to Howard Grove?
(a) She wishes to see more of Lord Orville.
(b) She becomes ill.
(c) She does not want to be at Howard Grove with Madame Duval.
(d) She wants to attend more social events.

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

3. Why does Lady Howard think it’s better to approach Sir Belmont now rather than later?
(a) He is making inquiries about Evelina’s paternity.
(b) He will die and dealing with his heirs will be next to impossible.
(c) He is about to go to jail.
(d) He is about to leave the country.

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

5. Who cooked up and carried out a fake robbery?
(a) Monsieur Andre and Sir Clement Willoughby.
(b) Captain Mirvan.
(c) Captain Mirvan and Sir Clement Willoughby.
(d) Sir Clement Willoughby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Mirvan choose Kensington Gardens as a possibility for a walk?

2. Who is Miss Evelyn’s mother?

3. What did Lord Orville refer to Evelina as?

4. To whom is Letter I written?

5. After attending the first event in London, Evelina intends to ________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What family relationship deeply affected Frances Burney’s writing?

2. At the end of the story, what phrase does Evelina use to refer to Reverend Villars?

3. Who confesses to having intercepted Evelina’s letter to Lord Orville? What else does the person confess to having done concerning the letter?

4. What are the circumstances of Evelina Anville’s birth?

5. What was Burney’s experience in high society?

6. What does Mrs. Selwyn do to bring about the resolution of the situation?

7. What does Maria hear Lord Orville say about Evelina? What does Lord Orville say in defense of Evelina?

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

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

10. Who is Mrs. Beauchamp, and what role does she play in bringing Evelina and Lord Orville back together?

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