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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man Orlando meets at a party who says several witty lines in a row?
(a) Mr. Pope.
(b) Nick Greene.
(c) John Briggs.
(d) Mr. Dupper.

2. What takes control of Orlando's hand when she is trying to write her poem?
(a) An unknown force.
(b) A sickness.
(c) The muse of poetry.
(d) Her subconscious.

3. What does Orlando find out about time when she begins writing after being married?
(a) It isn't mentioned.
(b) It becomes obsolete.
(c) It goes by slowly.
(d) It flies by.

4. What does Orlando realize that marriage has done for her life?
(a) It has made it worse.
(b) It has made it more stable.
(c) It has made it easier.
(d) It has made it harder.

5. What century does Orlando realize it has become at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) 20th.
(b) 18th.
(c) 19th.
(d) 17th.

6. Who does Orlando notice walking around the grounds of her country estate in Chapter 4?
(a) Sukey.
(b) The archduchess.
(c) Lady O'Brien.
(d) Sasha.

7. Who does Orlando run out to meet at the end of the book?
(a) Sasha.
(b) Shelmerdine.
(c) King Charles.
(d) Nell.

8. What royal takes over the throne near the end of Chapter 6?
(a) King Charles.
(b) King Edward.
(c) Queen Anne.
(d) Queen Victoria.

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

10. What is the name of the servant at Orlando's estate who claims she thought he would change into a woman all along?
(a) Euphrosyne.
(b) Rosina.
(c) Sukey.
(d) Mrs. Grimditsch.

11. What is Orlando unable to rejoin because she spent so much money going through court?
(a) High society.
(b) The literary scene.
(c) The royal court.
(d) The opera club.

12. Where does Orlando collapse after she goes for a walk after realizing she needs to get married?
(a) On a bench.
(b) Along a river.
(c) Under a tree.
(d) Atop a mountain.

13. What does Orlando sit down to work on at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) A portrait.
(b) A menu.
(c) Her poem.
(d) A novel.

14. How does Orlando begin dressing in Chapter 4?
(a) As a child.
(b) As a prostitute.
(c) As a servant.
(d) As a man.

15. What do Orlando and the prostitute share stories about when Orlando picks her up?
(a) Their love life.
(b) Their children.
(c) Their parents.
(d) Their life histories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando realize that her written words were able to express only before she was married?

2. What does Orlando NOT feel toward Nick Greene but is still happy by his enthusiasm for her work?

3. Where is Orlando living at the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. What changes that signals to Shelmerdine that it is time to go back to sea?

5. What does Shelmerdine entertain Orlando with?

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