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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 the captain of the ship invite Orlando to come ashore with him while she is onboard for England?

2. Which of the following characteristics is NOT given to Mr. Pope in the book?

3. Who does Nick Greene hold in high esteem in Chapter 6?

4. Who does Orlando notice walking around the grounds of her country estate in Chapter 4?

5. What is the name of the royal that annuls Orlando's lawsuits?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the captain of the ship Orlando boards for England in Chapter 4 treat her when she comes onboard?

3. What good news does Orlando receive near the end of Chapter 5?

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

5. How does Orlando react after thinking about all her past lives at the end of the book?

6. What is the nature of the note Orlando finds at Blackfriars when she first returns there as a woman?

7. What does Orlando do when she begins dressing up like a man regularly?

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

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

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

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

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 3

Examine the author's use of historical details in the book. What might the author be saying about the nature of history based on her portrayal of historical details within the text?

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