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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 Russian girl whom Orlando begins a scandalous affair with?
(a) Clorinda.
(b) Favilla.
(c) Euphrosyne.
(d) Sasha.

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

3. What does the author say is Orlando's only problem about his physical appearance?
(a) He is clumsy.
(b) He is short.
(c) He is ugly.
(d) He is fat.

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

5. What is mentioned that sends Orlando into a deep depression after awakening from his first deep sleep?
(a) Russia or princesses.
(b) The queen.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

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

7. 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?
(a) Nick Greene.
(b) James Pope.
(c) Alfred Dupper.
(d) John Briggs.

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

9. What prevents Orlando from marrying Euphrosyne?
(a) The Great Frost.
(b) The king.
(c) His mother.
(d) The queen.

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

11. What happens that let the women dancing around a sleeping Orlando know that the truth has come?
(a) A bell rings.
(b) A trumpet blows.
(c) A light shines.
(d) An explosion occurs.

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

13. What does Orlando decide to do to his home in Chapter 2?
(a) Sell it.
(b) Paint it.
(c) Burn it.
(d) Refurbish it.

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

15. How many days does Orlando sleep after first going into a deep sleep in Chapter 2?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who do the Turks rise against during Orlando's seventh day of slumber in Turkey?

3. How does Orlando treat his relationships with those who seek his friendship in Turkey?

4. How many pages of poetry does Orlando write while in his garden in Chapter 1?

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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