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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of piece does Nicolas Greene write using Orlando as the main character?
(a) Literary.
(b) Satirical.
(c) Sensual.
(d) Serious.

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

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

4. What does Orlando do after finishing his second bout of seclusion?
(a) Walks in the park.
(b) Eats at a pub.
(c) Swims in the Thames.
(d) Rides in a car.

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

6. What does the author reveal will not change again about Orlando after he awakes in Turkey?
(a) His age.
(b) His mind.
(c) His sex.
(d) His looks.

7. How many rooms does Orlando tell the gypsies that her old house had?
(a) 365.
(b) 175.
(c) 50.
(d) 235.

8. What is Orlando doing to a Moor at the beginning of the book?
(a) Stabbing him.
(b) Slicing his head.
(c) Beating him at chess.
(d) Kissing him.

9. What does the poet who visits Orlando at his estate do to show his displeasure for Orlando's heroes?
(a) Rolls his eyes.
(b) Yells at him.
(c) Holds his tongue.
(d) Laughs at him.

10. Who claims she saw Orlando lifting a peasant woman into his room the night after his banquet?
(a) A butler.
(b) A driver.
(c) A cook.
(d) A washerwoman.

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

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

13. What is the name of Orlando's suitor whom he left for the Russian girl?
(a) Margaret O'Brien.
(b) Ms. Grimditsch.
(c) Rosina Pepita.
(d) Archduchess Henrietta.

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

15. Who does Orlando decide he should aim to please with his writing after finishing his second bout of seclusion?
(a) Women.
(b) His family.
(c) Himself.
(d) His pets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Orlando plan to meet his Russian lover at an Inn to run away with her?

2. What is the name of the man who writes a few lines in his diary before falling out of a tree at a banquet for Orlando?

3. What does Orlando take to leave Turkey?

4. Why do the gypsies accept Orlando as one of their own when she goes to live with them?

5. What is the name of the woman the Earl catches Orlando lying with just after his relationship with Queen Elizabeth turns sour?

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