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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are the fires in the Cave of Spleen?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Orange.

2. What queen is mentioned in Canto III?
(a) Mary.
(b) Anne.
(c) Elisabeth.
(d) Jane.

3. Where does the Baron say Belinda's lock will always be?
(a) Worn round his arm.
(b) Worn in a locket.
(c) Kept in a snuffbox.
(d) Worn on his hand.

4. Over what ages of women does the queen in the Cave of Spleen rule?
(a) 0 to 100.
(b) 15 to 50.
(c) 15 to 90.
(d) 20 to 60.

5. How many tricks must be captured when playing Ombre?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

6. Who does the Knave of Diamonds conquer (87)?
(a) King of Spades.
(b) King of Hearts.
(c) Queen of Hearts.
(d) Queen of Spades.

7. In Ombre, what card defeats the Jack?
(a) King.
(b) Spadille.
(c) Queen.
(d) Ace.

8. What are the phantoms that rise in the Cave of Spleen compared to?
(a) Dreams of a hermit.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Dreams of an old crone.
(d) Demons.

9. What type of pie talks in the Cave of Spleen?
(a) Berry.
(b) Goose.
(c) Pear.
(d) Apple.

10. What does Sir Plume handle with style?
(a) Horse.
(b) Top hat.
(c) Hunting dogs.
(d) Cane.

11. How many sylphs are cut in two when the Baron cuts the lock from Belinda's head?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

12. What presses upon Belinda after the Baron cuts her hair?
(a) Anxious care.
(b) Troubled thoughts.
(c) Wrath.
(d) Bitterness.

13. What type of pinions does Umbriel have?
(a) Ashy.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) Sooty.

14. What magnificent building is near where the boat takes Belinda and her companions?
(a) Etham.
(b) Apethorpe.
(c) Kew.
(d) Hampton.

15. What color is the fabric on the card table?
(a) Navy blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Burgundy.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Hampton to enjoy the pleasures of Court?

2. Where are the great towers near at the beginning of Canto III?

3. What does the queen sometimes do at Hampton?

4. What type of lakes are in the Cave of Spleen?

5. What does Belinda do when she realizes her lock has been cut?

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