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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Queen Elizabeth find Orlando to be the picture of when she begins fancying him?
(a) A child.
(b) A nobleman.
(c) A lover.
(d) A friend.

2. What is the name of the famous poet Orlando's friend puts him in contact with to help him with his writing?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Mr. Dupper.
(c) Nicolas Greene.
(d) Rustum.

3. Who do the Turks rise against during Orlando's seventh day of slumber in Turkey?
(a) The king.
(b) The sultan.
(c) The women.
(d) The English.

4. What kind of piece does Nicolas Greene write using Orlando as the main character?
(a) Sensual.
(b) Satirical.
(c) Literary.
(d) Serious.

5. What does Orlando replace men with after being hurt by Nicolas Greene?
(a) Cats.
(b) Women.
(c) Horses.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Orlando feel when he realizes he is in love with the archduchess?

2. Where does Orlando go after leaving Turkey?

3. What can Orlando remember clearly after going through a change when waking up in Turkey?

4. How old is Orlando at the beginning of the book?

5. Who claims she saw Orlando lifting a peasant woman into his room the night after his banquet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the actions of the three women who begin dancing around Orlando as he sleeps in Turkey.

2. How does Orlando's writing style change after his second bout of reclusion?

3. Why is Orlando's affair with Sasha considered scandalous when it begins?

4. What happens when Orlando arrives at the inn to meet Sasha so they can run away together?

5. How does King James try to garner favor with the public after the Great Frost in Britain?

6. How does the author describe Penelope Hartopp's account of Orlando's banquet celebrating his dukedom?

7. How is Orlando described after he finishes his first bout of reclusion?

8. What punishment does the king give to Orlando after he ends his fling with Sasha?

9. How is John Briggs's recording of Orlando's banquet for becoming a duke described?

10. How does Orlando adapt to the Turkish lifestyle after moving to Constantinople?

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