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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does the author reveal that Orlando took up the hobby of reading?
(a) He never read before.
(b) As an infant.
(c) As a teenager.
(d) As a young boy.

3. 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.

4. What does Orlando become after being visited by the doctor that worries the people living with him?
(a) A literary critic.
(b) A social butterfly.
(c) A recluse.
(d) A duke.

5. What does Queen Elizabeth find Orlando to be the picture of when she begins fancying him?
(a) A lover.
(b) A nobleman.
(c) A friend.
(d) A child.

6. Who does Orlando name as his heroes to the famous poet who visits his estate?
(a) King James and Queen Anne.
(b) Shakespeare and Marlowe.
(c) Marlowe and Wren.
(d) Shakespeare Johnson.

7. What does Orlando's Russian lover begin doing after he begins talking about death?
(a) Distancing herself from him.
(b) Laughing at him.
(c) Getting closer to him.
(d) Ignoring him completely.

8. What is the archduchess' name?
(a) Harriet Griselda.
(b) Favilla Grimditsch.
(c) Margaret O'Brien.
(d) Rosina Pepita.

9. What is the name of the famous poet Orlando's friend puts him in contact with to help him with his writing?
(a) Nicolas Greene.
(b) Rustum.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Mr. Dupper.

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

11. Where does Orlando first spot the archduchess at his estate?
(a) In the pool.
(b) In the bedroom.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the garden.

12. Where does Orlando go after leaving Turkey?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Greece.

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

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

15. Who do the Turks rise against during Orlando's seventh day of slumber in Turkey?
(a) The English.
(b) The sultan.
(c) The king.
(d) The women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando say his Russian lover makes him feel even when he is nude in the winter?

2. What kind of piece does Nicolas Greene write using Orlando as the main character?

3. Where do Orlando and his Russian lover often make love?

4. What does Orlando realize is dropping on his cheek while in hiding waiting for his Russian lover at an Inn?

5. How old is Orlando at the beginning of the book?

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