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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Orlando go for a walk after she realizes she needs to get married?
(a) Through her garden.
(b) In the forest.
(c) The park.
(d) Over a bridge.

2. What state is Orlando sent into after realizing everyone around her is married?
(a) A state of anger.
(b) A state of happiness.
(c) A state of indifference.
(d) A state of shock.

3. In what way does Orlando realize she is able to write after she is married?
(a) She can write more vividly.
(b) She can write how and what she likes.
(c) Her writing time is limited.
(d) She can write more carefully.

4. What is Shelmerdine's profession?
(a) A seaman.
(b) A cook.
(c) A writer.
(d) A teacher.

5. What does the thing that controls Orlando's hand do when she is trying to write her poem?
(a) It makes her write badly.
(b) It makes her fall asleep.
(c) It prevents her from writing.
(d) It makes her write well.

6. What does Orlando put down the archduke's clothes that makes him leave her?
(a) A toad.
(b) A cat.
(c) A dog.
(d) A rat.

7. What is the name of the servant at Orlando's estate who claims she thought he would change into a woman all along?
(a) Euphrosyne.
(b) Mrs. Grimditsch.
(c) Sukey.
(d) Rosina.

8. What does Orlando believe will be impossible if she doesn't get married?
(a) To continue living.
(b) To have children.
(c) To make anything of herself.
(d) To have a job.

9. What does Orlando see floating in the water during her walk through the park that reminds her of Shelmerdine?
(a) A small boat.
(b) A bear.
(c) A dog.
(d) A hat.

10. What is Shelmerdine on when Orlando first meets him?
(a) A horse.
(b) A mule.
(c) A wagon.
(d) A pig.

11. What title has Nick Greene earned in the 19th century?
(a) Duke.
(b) Ambassador.
(c) Sir.
(d) King.

12. What year does the author say it is after King Edward takes the throne?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1879.

13. From where does Orlando begin hearing voices when she sees a motorcar driving dangerously around London?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Greece.

14. What does Orlando begin thinking about on her way home near the end of the book?
(a) Her past lives.
(b) Sasha.
(c) Shelmerdine.
(d) Her estate.

15. What royal takes over the throne near the end of Chapter 6?
(a) King Edward.
(b) Queen Anne.
(c) Queen Victoria.
(d) King Charles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando realize that her written words were able to express only before she was married?

2. What gift does the archduke give Orlando after saving her from a group of tormenting commoners?

3. What is the name of the man Orlando meets at a party who says several witty lines in a row?

4. What is the name of the royal that annuls Orlando's lawsuits?

5. How does Orlando begin dressing in Chapter 4?

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