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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What takes control of Orlando's hand when she is trying to write her poem?
(a) The muse of poetry.
(b) A sickness.
(c) An unknown force.
(d) Her subconscious.

4. What does Orlando do after reading all of her Victorian literature?
(a) Gives birth to a child.
(b) Dies.
(c) Cries.
(d) Writes a book.

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

6. How does Shelmerdine's attempts at entertaining Orlando cause her to feel toward his company?
(a) She is bored with him.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She is annoyed with him.
(d) She adores it.

7. What is the name of the man Orlando meets at a party who says several witty lines in a row?
(a) Mr. Pope.
(b) John Briggs.
(c) Mr. Dupper.
(d) Nick Greene.

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

9. Who takes a liking to Orlando when she boards a ship to England?
(a) A female traveler.
(b) The captain.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A slave.

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

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

12. How does Orlando begin dressing in Chapter 4?
(a) As a man.
(b) As a child.
(c) As a servant.
(d) As a prostitute.

13. For what does Orlando leave while with Mr. Pope to spend time on her own just before ending their relationship?
(a) A dinner party.
(b) A book reading.
(c) Their wedding.
(d) A meeting.

14. What do Shelmerdine and Orlando decide they want to do just after meeting for the first time?
(a) Be enemies.
(b) Be friends.
(c) Get married.
(d) Make love.

15. 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) She can write more carefully.
(d) Her writing time is limited.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando claim being with Shelmerdine has made her feel like more than ever?

2. What does Orlando accidentally display of herself that causes a sailor onboard a ship to fall overboard?

3. What time does the clock strike at the end of the book?

4. What kind of establishments does Orlando visit in London when she begins dressing oddly?

5. What title has Nick Greene earned in the 19th century?

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