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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does the clock strike at the end of the book?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) Midnight.

2. What does Orlando remember there is after finishing "The Oak Tree"?
(a) Nature.
(b) Human life.
(c) Food.
(d) Her pets.

3. What does Orlando realize that she has struggled to fit in with all her life?
(a) Her family.
(b) Society.
(c) Other women.
(d) Men.

4. What does the captain of the ship give to Orlando that makes her become emotional?
(a) An apple.
(b) A slice of meat.
(c) A grape.
(d) A piece of bread.

5. Which of the following characteristics is NOT given to Mr. Pope in the book?
(a) Short.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Charmless.

6. Whom does Orlando begin thinking about while out shopping for a new house?
(a) Sukey.
(b) Sasha.
(c) Nell.
(d) Rosina.

7. What does Orlando throw out the window after finishing "The Oak Tree"?
(a) Her pen.
(b) Her ring.
(c) Her robe.
(d) Her notebook.

8. What does Orlando notice everyone around her is wearing when trying to write in Chapter 5?
(a) Pants.
(b) Wedding rings.
(c) Masks.
(d) Belts.

9. Where does Orlando take a carriage to after finishing "The Oak Tree"?
(a) Boston.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York.

10. What year does the author say it is after King Edward takes the throne?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1900.

11. What is Shelmerdine's first name?
(a) John.
(b) Bonthrop.
(c) Rustum.
(d) Marmaduke.

12. Whom does Orlando find a letter from inviting her into their company in Chapter 4?
(a) The queen.
(b) A duke.
(c) Society women.
(d) The king.

13. How does Nick Greene feel about Orlando's poem "The Oak Tree" when he reads it in the 19th century?
(a) He thinks it has promise.
(b) He loves it.
(c) He is indifferent.
(d) He hates it.

14. What does Orlando's servants at her country estate show to her when she returns for the first time as a woman?
(a) Resentment.
(b) Delight.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

15. What does Orlando put down the archduke's clothes that makes him leave her?
(a) A cat.
(b) A toad.
(c) A rat.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the archduchess reveal to Orlando that she is in Chapter 4?

2. What is Orlando unable to rejoin because she spent so much money going through court?

3. What increases Orlando and Shemverdine's love for one another after they begin courting?

4. What gift does the archduke give Orlando after saving her from a group of tormenting commoners?

5. What do Shelmerdine and Orlando decide they want to do just after meeting for the first time?

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