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

2. What does Orlando buy just before setting sail to England for the first time as a woman?
(a) Women's clothes.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Hair pins.
(d) A dog.

3. What does Orlando realize that she has struggled to fit in with all her life?
(a) Men.
(b) Society.
(c) Her family.
(d) Other women.

4. What is the name of the royal that annuls Orlando's lawsuits?
(a) King Charles.
(b) Queen Victoria.
(c) King James.
(d) Queen Anne.

5. How does Shelmerdine's attempts at entertaining Orlando cause her to feel toward his company?
(a) She adores it.
(b) She is bored with him.
(c) She is annoyed with him.
(d) She is indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick Greene promise to Orlando that he will use his good reputation to get for her poem?

2. What does Orlando feel she may no longer need to do now that she is married?

3. What takes control of Orlando's hand when she is trying to write her poem?

4. What does Orlando begin searching for on the streets of London when she begins dressing oddly?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Orlando accidentally shows a bit of ankle on deck of the merchant ship to England?

2. How does Orlando react after she realizes everyone around her is wearing a wedding ring in Chapter 5?

3. What does Orlando do after she finishes her poem "The Oak Tree"?

4. How do Orlando's servants at her country estate treat her when she arrives there for the first time as a woman?

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

6. What do Orlando and Shelmerdine reveal to one another when they each suggest there is something different about the other after they begin courting?

7. How does Orlando meet Shelmerdine?

8. What lessons does Orlando learn about writing from the poets she meets through Mr. Pope?

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

10. How is Orlando's walk in the park described in Chapter 5?

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