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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What royal does Orlando gain respect from while living in Turkey?
(a) Queen Anne.
(b) King James.
(c) King Edward.
(d) King Charles.

4. 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) Kissing him.
(c) Making love to him.
(d) Hitting him.

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

6. 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 fat.
(d) He is ugly.

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

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

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

10. 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 money.
(d) Her hardworking nature.

11. What does Orlando see a gypsy sitting on underneath her window?
(a) A dog.
(b) A donkey.
(c) A wagon.
(d) A pig.

12. What does Orlando use as a topic for his writing after his second seclusion?
(a) Himself.
(b) His dog.
(c) His estate.
(d) His servants.

13. What does Orlando say his Russian lover makes him feel even when he is nude in the winter?
(a) Excited.
(b) Sad.
(c) Warm.
(d) Happy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando's Russian lover begin doing after he begins talking about death?

2. What does Orlando replace men with after being hurt by Nicolas Greene?

3. What attribute does Orlando wonder he has obtained from an ancestor in the Crusades that reminds him of Turkish people?

4. What does Orlando sell to buy a ticket out of Turkey?

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

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