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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orlando witness his Russian lover doing with a sailor when he finds her below deck on her ship?
(a) Sitting on his knee.
(b) Making love to him.
(c) Hitting him.
(d) Kissing him.

2. What hobby does Orlando take up in Chapter 2 while in seclusion?
(a) Reading books.
(b) Eating.
(c) Writing poems.
(d) Drinking.

3. Why do the gypsies accept Orlando as one of their own when she goes to live with them?
(a) Her kind nature.
(b) Her odd looks.
(c) Her hardworking nature.
(d) Her money.

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

5. What improves for Orlando after he begins working on his home?
(a) His looks.
(b) His ideas.
(c) His mental state.
(d) His writing.

6. What is the state of Orlando's Russian lover's ship at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) It is sinking.
(b) It is unharmed.
(c) It is demolished.
(d) It is mildly injured.

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

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

9. What does Orlando promise to pay for the famous poet if he agrees to read his work?
(a) His pension.
(b) His rent.
(c) His food.
(d) His clothes.

10. What language do Orlando and the Russian girl he begins seeing both speak that makes them bond?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Russian.
(d) Spanish.

11. How old is Orlando at the beginning of the book?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

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

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

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

15. How does Orlando feel when he realizes he is in love with the archduchess?
(a) Excited.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is mentioned that sends Orlando into a deep depression after awakening from his first deep sleep?

2. How many courses does Orlando often eat at lunch after any hard work in Turkey?

3. Where does the king send Orlando after his affair with Sasha ends?

4. Where does Orlando call on a friend who he hopes will help him find literary connections?

5. What war does Queen Elizabeth not send Orlando to because she fears his good looks would be tarnished?

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