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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 do after reading all of her Victorian literature?
(a) Gives birth to a child.
(b) Dies.
(c) Writes a book.
(d) Cries.

2. 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) Italy.
(d) Portugal.

3. What does Nick Greene tell Orlando that poets in the 19th century only work for?
(a) Food.
(b) Fame.
(c) Money.
(d) Love.

4. What does Orlando realize that her written words were able to express only before she was married?
(a) Her boredom.
(b) Her happiness.
(c) Her struggles.
(d) Her anger.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of establishments does Orlando visit in London when she begins dressing oddly?

3. What does Orlando feel for the first time in an age she doesn't belong in Chapter 5?

4. What does Orlando realize that she has struggled to fit in with all her life?

5. What time does the clock strike at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Orlando's writing change after she realizes that being married has helped her writing become freer?

5. Why can't Orlando rejoin high society after gaining her possessions back as a woman?

6. How is Orlando's life described once King Edward takes the throne?

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

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

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

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

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