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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. What is the name of the woman Orlando finds that he has married after his banquet?

2. What does the author reveal will not change again about Orlando after he awakes in Turkey?

3. What war does Queen Elizabeth not send Orlando to because she fears his good looks would be tarnished?

4. Who claims she saw Orlando lifting a peasant woman into his room the night after his banquet?

5. What does the poet who visits Orlando at his estate do to show his displeasure for Orlando's heroes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Queen Elizabeth show her affections for Orlando?

2. What does Nicolas Greene do with the copy of Orlando's work given to him as he left Orlando's estate?

3. How does Orlando react to Nicolas Greene's satirical piece about him?

4. What punishment does the king give to Orlando after he ends his fling with Sasha?

5. How does Orlando adapt to the Turkish lifestyle after moving to Constantinople?

6. How does King James try to garner favor with the public after the Great Frost in Britain?

7. What does Orlando witness Sasha doing when he goes looking for her aboard her ship after she is gone over an hour?

8. What is the nature of the diagnosis the doctor gives to Orlando in Chapter 2?

9. How does the author describe Penelope Hartopp's account of Orlando's banquet celebrating his dukedom?

10. What occurs after Orlando begins refurbishing his country estate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the act of sex change in the book. What might the author wish for Orlando's sex change to represent symbolically in terms of finding oneself and one's place in society?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the biographical nature of the book. What evidence is present in the book to suggest the author is criticizing the methods of biographical writing?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the portrayal of cross-dressing in the book. What might the author be saying about the ambiguity of gender based on the prevalence of cross-dressers shown in the book?

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