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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shelmerdine reveal to Orlando that he used to be?
(a) A woman.
(b) A murderer.
(c) A child.
(d) A slave.

2. What does Orlando find her female status proves after boarding a ship to England?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Scary.
(c) Harmful.
(d) Beneficial.

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

4. What does Orlando sit down to work on at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Her poem.
(b) A menu.
(c) A portrait.
(d) A novel.

5. What does Orlando say is the real difference between the great poets and the rest of the world in regards to their ability to express their feelings?
(a) Poets express their feelings through ignoring others.
(b) Poets express their feelings through talking.
(c) Poets express their feelings through speeches.
(d) Poets express their feelings through writing.

6. What does Orlando's servants at her country estate show to her when she returns for the first time as a woman?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Anger.
(d) Delight.

7. Who does Orlando begin thinking about after returning to the ship after going ashore with the captain in Chapter 4?
(a) Favilla.
(b) Sukey.
(c) Clorinda.
(d) Sasha.

8. What does Orlando realize that she has struggled to fit in with all her life?
(a) Other women.
(b) Men.
(c) Society.
(d) Her family.

9. What does Orlando feel she may no longer need to do now that she is married?
(a) Eat.
(b) Write.
(c) Socialize.
(d) Drink.

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

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

12. How many years does Orlando claim to have been working on her poem in Chapter 5?
(a) 100.
(b) 250.
(c) 300.
(d) 75.

13. What is Orlando unable to rejoin because she spent so much money going through court?
(a) The opera club.
(b) The royal court.
(c) The literary scene.
(d) High society.

14. What does Orlando throw out the window after finishing "The Oak Tree"?
(a) Her ring.
(b) Her robe.
(c) Her pen.
(d) Her notebook.

15. What does Orlando claim being with Shelmerdine has made her feel like more than ever?
(a) A goddess.
(b) A man.
(c) A woman.
(d) A slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Pope's comments at a party where Orlando meets him do to most people?

2. How does Nick Greene feel about Orlando's poem "The Oak Tree" when he reads it in the 19th century?

3. What does Orlando buy just before setting sail to England for the first time as a woman?

4. How does Orlando describe Nick Greene in comparison to his looks in the 17th century in Chapter 6?

5. What does Orlando find out about time when she begins writing after being married?

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