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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Resentment.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Delight.

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

4. What does Orlando begin searching for on the streets of London when she begins dressing oddly?
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) Adventure.
(d) Love.

5. What does Orlando realize she is love with when she goes for a walk after realizing she must get married?
(a) All men.
(b) Women.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Nature.

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

7. What era is Nick Greene one of the foremost critics for?
(a) Shakespearian.
(b) Edwardian.
(c) Elizabethan.
(d) Victorian.

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

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

10. What does Shelmerdine ask Orlando if she used to be after they begin courting?
(a) In love with him.
(b) A man.
(c) Happy.
(d) A child.

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

12. What kind of establishments does Orlando visit in London when she begins dressing oddly?
(a) Coffee houses.
(b) Churches.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Bars.

13. What century does Orlando realize it has become at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) 18th.
(b) 19th.
(c) 17th.
(d) 20th.

14. What increases Orlando and Shemverdine's love for one another after they begin courting?
(a) Their money.
(b) Their property.
(c) Their friendship.
(d) The realization of their gender change.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando see of her gardener near the end of the book that frightens her?

2. Who does Orlando begin spending all her time with in Chapter 5?

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

4. Where does Orlando take a carriage to after finishing "The Oak Tree"?

5. What does Orlando do after reading all of her Victorian literature?

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