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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. Where does Orlando go after leaving Turkey?

2. What does the poet who visits Orlando at his estate do to show his displeasure for Orlando's heroes?

3. What time does Orlando plan to meet his Russian lover at an Inn to run away with her?

4. What does Orlando sell to buy a ticket out of Turkey?

5. Why do the gypsies accept Orlando as one of their own when she goes to live with them?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in Turkey on the seventh day of Orlando's sleep in Chapter 3?

3. What does Nicolas Greene do with the copy of Orlando's work given to him as he left Orlando's estate?

4. How are Orlando's good looks that his family passed down to him described?

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

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

7. How is Orlando accepted by the public in Constantinople?

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

9. How is Orlando described after he finishes his first bout of reclusion?

10. How does King James try to garner favor with the public after the Great Frost in Britain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of clouds in the book. How might the clouds shown in the book represent the suffocation Orlando feels in his surroundings in England?

Essay Topic 2

Social status is something that is both important and essential to Orlando and the defining of his/her nature.

Part 1.) What does social status appear to mean for men in the royal court, and how does Orlando react to these demands?

Part 2.) How does Orlando's view of social status change once she becomes a woman?

Part 3.) What might the author wish for the reader to learn about social status and its presence in England based on its portrayal in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of time period in the book. What role did time period play in Orlando's personal journey through the book, and what impact did it have on how her life played out?

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