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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando use as a topic for his writing after his second seclusion?

2. How many rooms does Orlando tell the gypsies that her old house had?

3. What is the occupation of Orlando's new wife?

4. At what time does Orlando come out on his balcony to accept his reward at his banquet?

5. What does Orlando spend time staring at that makes her neglect her duties as a gypsy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the nature of Orlando's hobby of reading in Chapter 2?

2. Why is Orlando unable to adapt to the gypsy way of life after going to live with them?

3. How does Orlando react when he realizes he has been changed into a woman?

4. What is the nature of the diagnosis the doctor gives to Orlando in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

8. Why does Orlando's relationship with Queen Elizabeth turn sour?

9. What does Orlando do after he realizes he is in love with the archduchess at the end of Chapter 2?

10. How is the atmosphere at Orlando's estate described during his banquet celebrating his dukedom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The act of writing is something that experiences a full evolution from the beginning of the book to the end.

Part 1.) How does Orlando's writing evolve over the course of the book, and what motivates this evolution?

Part 2.) What is telling about the nature of Orlando's writing based on how it changes after she is married?

Part 3.) How does the author use writing as a medium to symbolize the answer for finding the perfect balance in life?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the act of sex change in the book. What might the author wish for Orlando's sex change to represent symbolically in terms of finding oneself and one's place in society?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of marriage presented in the book. How does the author appear to feel toward marriage based on her portrayal of the act in the book?

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