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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. Which of the following characteristics is NOT given to Mr. Pope in the book?

2. What does Orlando realize she is love with when she goes for a walk after realizing she must get married?

3. What does Nick Greene promise to Orlando that he will use his good reputation to get for her poem?

4. What does Orlando NOT feel toward Nick Greene but is still happy by his enthusiasm for her work?

5. What is put back into Orlando's possession by a royal in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Orlando do after she finishes her poem "The Oak Tree"?

4. Why does Orlando go to a bookshop after running into Nicolas Greene on the street?

5. How is Orlando's meeting with a prostitute named Nell described?

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

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

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

9. How does Orlando react after she realizes everyone around her is wearing a wedding ring in Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Social status is something that is both important and essential to Orlando and the defining of his/her nature.

Part 1.) What does social status appear to mean for men in the royal court, and how does Orlando react to these demands?

Part 2.) How does Orlando's view of social status change once she becomes a woman?

Part 3.) What might the author wish for the reader to learn about social status and its presence in England based on its portrayal in the book?

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