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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the royal who Orlando asks to assign him an ambassador position outside England?
(a) King James.
(b) Queen Mary.
(c) Queen Anne.
(d) King Charles.

2. What is the name of the girl Orlando begins seeing who is from a poor family but has risen through the royal court because of her good looks?
(a) Sukey.
(b) Sasha.
(c) Favilla.
(d) Clorinda.

3. What were the gypsies planning to do to Orlando just before she left Turkey?
(a) Injure her.
(b) Abandon her.
(c) Kill her.
(d) Accept her into the tribe.

4. What kind of peasant woman does Orlando think one of his ancestors in the Crusades could have had an affair with?
(a) African.
(b) Circassian.
(c) English.
(d) Egyptian.

5. What is the occupation of Orlando's new wife?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a maid.
(c) She is a cook.
(d) She is a gypsy dancer.

6. What does Orlando sell to buy a ticket out of Turkey?
(a) A pearl.
(b) A watch.
(c) A ring.
(d) A necklace.

7. What does Orlando take to leave Turkey?
(a) A train.
(b) A merchant ship.
(c) A horse.
(d) A car.

8. How many pages of poetry does Orlando write while in his garden in Chapter 1?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

9. What is the name of the woman who records the events of Orlando's banquet from inside his house?
(a) Rosina Pepita.
(b) Sukey O'Brien.
(c) Penelope Hartopp.
(d) Clorinda Henry.

10. How does the author say Orlando performs his duties as ambassador in Constantinople?
(a) Badly.
(b) Admirably.
(c) Secretly.
(d) Unreliably.

11. What does Orlando realize is dropping on his cheek while in hiding waiting for his Russian lover at an Inn?
(a) Wine.
(b) Water.
(c) Blood.
(d) Tears.

12. Where does the king send Orlando after his affair with Sasha ends?
(a) Israel.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Italy.
(d) His country estate.

13. Which of the following women does Orlando find NOT to be marriage material in the royal court?
(a) Clorinda.
(b) Euphrosyne.
(c) Rosina.
(d) Favilla.

14. What kind of death do Orlando's servants fear his new hobby will cause for him in Chapter 2?
(a) A commoner's death.
(b) A sad death.
(c) A royal's death.
(d) A quick death.

15. What routine does Orlando develop at the place where he is sent after his affair with Sasha?
(a) Reading novels.
(b) Getting up at the same time every day.
(c) Eating the same thing.
(d) Combing his hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the archduchess' name?

2. What surprising reaction does Orlando have to the change he goes through after waking up in Turkey?

3. What kind of phrase does Orlando whisper in his Russian lover's ear to signal their meeting at an Inn?

4. What is the state of Orlando's Russian lover's ship at the end of Chapter 1?

5. What does Orlando do after finishing his second bout of seclusion?

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