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

2. What is the name of the poem Orlando has been working on for years?

3. What does Orlando remember there is after finishing "The Oak Tree"?

4. What does Shelmerdine ask Orlando if she used to be after they begin courting?

5. What is Orlando unable to rejoin because she spent so much money going through court?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the captain of the ship Orlando boards for England in Chapter 4 treat her when she comes onboard?

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

5. How does Nicolas Greene react after reading Orlando's poem in Chapter 6?

6. How is Orlando and Shelmerdine's wedding described?

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

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

9. How does Orlando meet Shelmerdine?

10. How is Orlando's life described once King Edward takes the throne?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of clouds in the book. How might the clouds shown in the book represent the suffocation Orlando feels in his surroundings in England?

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