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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With how many hairs can beauty draw someone?

2. In Canto I, what guardian prolongs Belinda's rest?

3. At the beginning of Canto II, what time of day is it?

4. What is the name of the book where Pope learned about Rosicrucians?

5. Who does everyone look at in Canto II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What altar does the Baron build before dawn?

2. How is the honor of chaste young women guarded?

3. How does the boat glide on the river?

4. How is the Baron's prayer answered before his fire?

5. What did Pope write about the Rosicrucian doctrine of Spirits?

6. How is the day starting in Canto I?

7. What did Pope write about the cantos of the poem?

8. To whom did Pope dedicate The Rape of the Lock, and why did he write it?

9. Why does the Baron build an altar and a fire before the sun rises?

10. How is Belinda compared to the sun when she gets on a boat with her friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a poem. What is the point of view in The Rape of the Lock? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and character? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Pope use imagery to help reader’s imagine the world he has created?

Essay Topic 3

Belinda has regrets after the lock of hair is cut from her head. Could Beilnda have changed the course of events and kept her lock of hair? Why does Belinda have regrets?

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