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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 Orlando find out about time when she begins writing after being married?
(a) It isn't mentioned.
(b) It flies by.
(c) It becomes obsolete.
(d) It goes by slowly.

2. What is the name of the prostitute Orlando picks up while dressed up in London?
(a) Sukey.
(b) Rosina.
(c) Sasha.
(d) Nell.

3. Where does the captain of the ship invite Orlando to come ashore with him while she is onboard for England?
(a) Greece.
(b) France.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Italy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Orlando unable to rejoin because she spent so much money going through court?

3. What does Mr. Pope's comments at a party where Orlando meets him do to most people?

4. What does Orlando throw out the window after finishing "The Oak Tree"?

5. How does Orlando begin dressing in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Orlando's meeting with a prostitute named Nell described?

2. How is the force that takes over Orlando's hand while she is writing described at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. Why does Orlando think she must get married despite not wanting to after becoming a woman?

4. Why does Orlando go to a bookshop after running into Nicolas Greene on the street?

5. How does Nicolas Greene react after reading Orlando's poem in Chapter 6?

6. How are Nicolas Greene's accomplishments described in Chapter 6?

7. How does Orlando react after thinking about all her past lives at the end of the book?

8. How is Orlando and Shelmerdine's wedding described?

9. How does Shelmerdine entertain Orlando when they first begin courting?

10. What does Orlando do when she begins dressing up like a man regularly?

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