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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. How does Orlando feel about finally having a wedding ring on her finger after marrying Shelmerdine?

2. What does Orlando claim being with Shelmerdine has made her feel like more than ever?

3. What does Orlando realize that marriage has done for her life?

4. What time does the clock strike at the end of the book?

5. What does Orlando NOT feel toward Nick Greene but is still happy by his enthusiasm for her work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Nicolas Greene's accomplishments described in Chapter 6?

2. How does Shelmerdine entertain Orlando when they first begin courting?

3. What does Orlando do after she finishes her poem "The Oak Tree"?

4. How is Nicolas Greene described when Orlando runs into him in Chapter 6?

5. What do Orlando and Shelmerdine reveal to one another when they each suggest there is something different about the other after they begin courting?

6. Why does Orlando go to a bookshop after running into Nicolas Greene on the street?

7. What is the nature of Orlando's conversation with the archduchess when Orlando invites her inside in Chapter 4?

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

9. How is Orlando's meeting with a prostitute named Nell described?

10. What happens when Orlando accidentally shows a bit of ankle on deck of the merchant ship to England?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of the narrator in the book. What tone is the narrator trying to set in the book, and what reasons can be given for this?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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