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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. Where does the captain of the ship invite Orlando to come ashore with him while she is onboard for England?

2. What does Orlando realize that she has struggled to fit in with all her life?

3. What does Orlando accidentally display of herself that causes a sailor onboard a ship to fall overboard?

4. What does Orlando find the archduke to be after spending more time with him?

5. What does Orlando and the archduke bet to see if a fly will land on?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Orlando's writing change after she realizes that being married has helped her writing become freer?

2. How does Orlando meet Shelmerdine?

3. What lessons does Orlando learn about writing from the poets she meets through Mr. Pope?

4. How does the archduke save Orlando from a crowd of commoners who remember her as a man?

5. How is Orlando's attempt at working on her poem described at the beginning of Chapter 6?

6. How are Nicolas Greene's accomplishments described in Chapter 6?

7. What happens when Orlando accidentally shows a bit of ankle on deck of the merchant ship to England?

8. What effect does Orlando realize becoming married has had on her writing?

9. Why does Orlando choose Mr. Pope to be her suitor?

10. How do Orlando's servants at her country estate treat her when she arrives there for the first time as a woman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of time period in the book. What role did time period play in Orlando's personal journey through the book, and what impact did it have on how her life played out?

Essay Topic 2

The act of writing is something that experiences a full evolution from the beginning of the book to the end.

Part 1.) How does Orlando's writing evolve over the course of the book, and what motivates this evolution?

Part 2.) What is telling about the nature of Orlando's writing based on how it changes after she is married?

Part 3.) How does the author use writing as a medium to symbolize the answer for finding the perfect balance in life?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of solitude is one presented early in the book and follows Orlando throughout all stages of life.

Part 1.) What role might Orlando's inability to feel comfortable in social situations have on his need for solitude?

Part 2.) What is telling of Orlando's nature and ability to cope with issues of life based on his search for solitude in the book?

Part 3.) What is responsible for Orlando's escape from solitude, and what is significant about this?

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