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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 do the first time he sees the archduchess?

2. What does Orlando realize is dropping on his cheek while in hiding waiting for his Russian lover at an Inn?

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

4. How long is Orlando's Russian lover missing when he decides to go looking for her on her ship?

5. What is the name of the man who writes a few lines in his diary before falling out of a tree at a banquet for Orlando?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Orlando's conversation with Nicolas Greene described when the poet first comes to visit Orlando at his estate?

3. What reason does Orlando have for leaving Clorinda?

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

5. What does Orlando witness Sasha doing when he goes looking for her aboard her ship after she is gone over an hour?

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

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

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

9. How is Orlando's work ethic as ambassador in Constantinople described?

10. How is John Briggs's recording of Orlando's banquet for becoming a duke described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of reading in the book. What can be learned about the nature of Orlando based on his hobby of reading as shown in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Gender plays a vital role throughout the book with many of the characters.

Part 1.) What can the reader learn about the different treatment of men and women based on Orlando's journey in the book?

Part 2.) What might the author be saying about gender based on her tendency to reveal her characters to have been both male and female at one point in their life?

Part 3.) What might the author be saying about the possibility of having a balance or duality of both male and female qualities based on her portrayal of gender in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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