2. From where does Orlando begin hearing voices when she sees a motorcar driving dangerously around London?
(a) Turkey.
(b) America.
(c) Greece.
(d) England.

3. How does Shelmerdine's attempts at entertaining Orlando cause her to feel toward his company?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She is bored with him.
(c) She adores it.
(d) She is annoyed with him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Orlando leave while with Mr. Pope to spend time on her own just before ending their relationship?

2. Where does Orlando go after running into Nick Greene in Chapter 6?

3. Where does Orlando go for a walk after she realizes she needs to get married?

4. What state is Orlando sent into after realizing everyone around her is married?

5. How many years does Orlando claim to have been working on her poem in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shelmerdine entertain Orlando when they first begin courting?

2. How is Orlando's walk in the park described in Chapter 5?

3. How does Orlando react after thinking about all her past lives at the end of the book?

4. What does Orlando do when she begins dressing up like a man regularly?

5. What do Orlando and Shelmerdine reveal to one another when they each suggest there is something different about the other after they begin courting?

6. How is Nicolas Greene described when Orlando runs into him in Chapter 6?

7. How does Orlando meet Shelmerdine?

8. How is the force that takes over Orlando's hand while she is writing described at the beginning of Chapter 5?

9. Why does Orlando think she must get married despite not wanting to after becoming a woman?

10. What good news does Orlando receive near the end of Chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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