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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Orlando realize that marriage has done for her life?
(a) It has made it worse.
(b) It has made it more stable.
(c) It has made it easier.
(d) It has made it harder.

2. What does Mr. Pope's comments at a party where Orlando meets him do to most people?
(a) Make them angry.
(b) Offend them.
(c) Annoy them.
(d) Make them laugh.

3. What time does the clock strike at the end of the book?
(a) 1 a.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) 3 a.m.
(d) Midnight.

4. What is put back into Orlando's possession by a royal in Chapter 5?
(a) Her pets.
(b) Her identity.
(c) Her property.
(d) Her servants.

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

6. How does Nick Greene feel about Orlando's poem "The Oak Tree" when he reads it in the 19th century?
(a) He thinks it has promise.
(b) He loves it.
(c) He is indifferent.
(d) He hates it.

7. Whom does Orlando begin thinking about while out shopping for a new house?
(a) Nell.
(b) Sasha.
(c) Rosina.
(d) Sukey.

8. Who does Nick Greene hold in high esteem in Chapter 6?
(a) Marlow and Wren.
(b) Wren and Johnson.
(c) Voltaire and Goethe.
(d) Shakespeare and Marlow.

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

10. 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.

11. What does Orlando remember there is after finishing "The Oak Tree"?
(a) Her pets.
(b) Food.
(c) Nature.
(d) Human life.

12. Where does Orlando take a carriage to after finishing "The Oak Tree"?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) Boston.
(d) London.

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

14. What does Orlando accidentally display of herself that causes a sailor onboard a ship to fall overboard?
(a) Her stomach.
(b) Her thigh.
(c) Her wrist.
(d) Her ankle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando and the archduke bet to see if a fly will land on?

2. What does Orlando notice everyone around her is wearing when trying to write in Chapter 5?

3. What does Orlando realize the great poets she meets through Mr. Pope are despite their talent?

4. How many years does Orlando claim to have been working on her poem in Chapter 5?

5. Who does Orlando have a chance run-in with in Chapter 6?

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