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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What era is Nick Greene one of the foremost critics for?
(a) Edwardian.
(b) Elizabethan.
(c) Victorian.
(d) Shakespearian.

2. What do Shelmerdine and Orlando decide they want to do just after meeting for the first time?
(a) Get married.
(b) Be friends.
(c) Be enemies.
(d) Make love.

3. What does the archduchess reveal to Orlando that she is in Chapter 4?
(a) A duke.
(b) A man.
(c) A king.
(d) A royal.

4. Who takes a liking to Orlando when she boards a ship to England?
(a) The captain.
(b) A female traveler.
(c) A slave.
(d) A sailor.

5. What is Shelmerdine on when Orlando first meets him?
(a) A pig.
(b) A wagon.
(c) A mule.
(d) A horse.

6. Who marries Orlando and Shelmerdine?
(a) The king.
(b) The queen.
(c) Orlando's servant.
(d) Nick Greene.

7. For what does Orlando leave while with Mr. Pope to spend time on her own just before ending their relationship?
(a) A meeting.
(b) A dinner party.
(c) Their wedding.
(d) A book reading.

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

9. Who does Orlando have a chance run-in with in Chapter 6?
(a) Rosina.
(b) Nick Greene.
(c) Sasha.
(d) Mr. Pope.

10. What does Orlando find her female status proves after boarding a ship to England?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Beneficial.
(c) Harmful.
(d) Scary.

11. What does Orlando say is the real difference between the great poets and the rest of the world in regards to their ability to express their feelings?
(a) Poets express their feelings through talking.
(b) Poets express their feelings through speeches.
(c) Poets express their feelings through ignoring others.
(d) Poets express their feelings through writing.

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

13. What does Nick Greene promise to Orlando that he will use his good reputation to get for her poem?
(a) Good reviews.
(b) Shame.
(c) Bad reviews.
(d) Money.

14. What does Orlando feel for the first time in an age she doesn't belong in Chapter 5?
(a) Out of place.
(b) Happy.
(c) Scared.
(d) Angry.

15. What does Orlando buy just before setting sail to England for the first time as a woman?
(a) A dog.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Women's clothes.
(d) Hair pins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando begin searching for on the streets of London when she begins dressing oddly?

2. What does Orlando believe will be impossible if she doesn't get married?

3. What does Orlando realize the great poets she meets through Mr. Pope are despite their talent?

4. What title has Nick Greene earned in the 19th century?

5. What does Orlando claim being with Shelmerdine has made her feel like more than ever?

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