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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 Shelmerdine entertain Orlando with?
(a) Stories of his travels.
(b) Jokes about sailors.
(c) Magic tricks.
(d) Sailor dances.

2. What does Orlando NOT feel toward Nick Greene but is still happy by his enthusiasm for her work?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Honor.
(c) Love.
(d) Trust.

3. What is the name of the poem Orlando has been working on for years?
(a) "The Oak Tree."
(b) "The Tree."
(c) "The Day I Grew Up."
(d) "Women."

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

5. How does Orlando describe Nick Greene in comparison to his looks in the 17th century in Chapter 6?
(a) More gray.
(b) The same.
(c) Unrecognizable.
(d) Older.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando believe will be impossible if she doesn't get married?

2. What is put back into Orlando's possession by a royal in Chapter 5?

3. Who marries Orlando and Shelmerdine?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Orlando choose Mr. Pope to be her suitor?

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

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

5. What is the nature of the note Orlando finds at Blackfriars when she first returns there as a woman?

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

7. How does the archduke save Orlando from a crowd of commoners who remember her as a man?

8. How does the captain of the ship Orlando boards for England in Chapter 4 treat her when she comes onboard?

9. How does Orlando meet Shelmerdine?

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

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