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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. A branch of what healing plant does Umbriel carry through the Cave of Spleen?
(a) Metallicum.
(b) Fortune's Cold.
(c) Spleenwort.
(d) Crested Hart.

2. Who returns from the Exchange in peace in Canto III?
(a) Lords.
(b) Bookseller.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Judge.

3. What does Belinda wish she had done instead of going to Hampton Court?
(a) Stayed home and said her prayers.
(b) Stayed home and worked her embroiderly.
(c) Stayed home and walked in the gardens.
(d) Stayed home and read a book.

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

5. How do the sylphs help Belinda during the card game in Canto III?
(a) They ensure she is dealt a good hand.
(b) They sit on important cards.
(c) They show her what cards to play.
(d) They whisper what cards her opponents have.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the wretches who the judges quickly pass sentences upon?

2. What queen is mentioned in Canto III?

3. What does the queen sometimes do at Hampton?

4. Who has been robbed of a kiss, but still does not feel the despair that Belinda feels after her hair is cut?

5. In the Cave of Spleen, how long does a woman sigh on her bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Baron say about returning the lock?

2. Where does Umbriel find Belinda, and what does he do when he sees her?

3. How does the Baron play the jack of diamonds, and how does Belinda respond?

4. Where do Belinda and her companions go?

5. What handmaids does the queen have in the Cave of Spleen?

6. How does Belinda beat the Baron?

7. What cards are pressed into battle as the card game begins?

8. What does Belinda think about a card game with two knights?

9. How does the goddess respond to Umbriel?

10. What is Belinda feeling after her ringlet is cut off?

(see the answer keys)

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