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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the captain of the ship give to Orlando that makes her become emotional?
(a) A slice of meat.
(b) A grape.
(c) A piece of bread.
(d) An apple.

4. Where does Orlando go after the archduke leaves her?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

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

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

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

8. Whom does Orlando find a letter from inviting her into their company in Chapter 4?
(a) The king.
(b) A duke.
(c) Society women.
(d) The queen.

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

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

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

12. What do Orlando and the prostitute share stories about when Orlando picks her up?
(a) Their children.
(b) Their parents.
(c) Their love life.
(d) Their life histories.

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

14. What does Orlando realize that her written words were able to express only before she was married?
(a) Her struggles.
(b) Her boredom.
(c) Her anger.
(d) Her happiness.

15. What changes that signals to Shelmerdine that it is time to go back to sea?
(a) The date.
(b) The color of the sky.
(c) The season.
(d) The wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What era is Nick Greene one of the foremost critics for?

2. What does Nick Greene tell Orlando that poets in the 19th century only work for?

3. From where does Orlando begin hearing voices when she sees a motorcar driving dangerously around London?

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

5. What is the name of the servant at Orlando's estate who claims she thought he would change into a woman all along?

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