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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 take to leave Turkey?

2. What is the official title of Orlando's position assigned to him in another country?

3. What is the archduchess' name?

4. What does Orlando feel for the first time after waking from his deep sleep?

5. What does Orlando become with everyone in Constantinople after he moves there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the actions of the three women who begin dancing around Orlando as he sleeps in Turkey.

10. How is Orlando's encounter with a Moor at the beginning of the book described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The theme of solitude is one presented early in the book and follows Orlando throughout all stages of life.

Part 1.) What role might Orlando's inability to feel comfortable in social situations have on his need for solitude?

Part 2.) What is telling of Orlando's nature and ability to cope with issues of life based on his search for solitude in the book?

Part 3.) What is responsible for Orlando's escape from solitude, and what is significant about this?

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