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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. Who does Orlando have a chance run-in with in Chapter 6?

2. What does Orlando remember there is after finishing "The Oak Tree"?

3. Where does Orlando take a carriage to after finishing "The Oak Tree"?

4. How many years does Orlando claim to have been working on her poem in Chapter 5?

5. What does Orlando and the archduke bet to see if a fly will land on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Orlando react after she realizes everyone around her is wearing a wedding ring in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

7. How does the archduke save Orlando from a crowd of commoners who remember her as a man?

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

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

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

The concept of marriage is one fully examined by Orlando in the book and is telling of the author's own feelings toward the act.

Part 1.) What about the way marriage is presented to Orlando suggests that she sees marriage as something forced on her rather than something she would choose?

Part 2.) What might the author be saying about the nature of marriage based on her portrayal of Orlando after she meets Shelmerdine?

Part 3.) What is the author saying about the importance of finding a dual-minded partner to have a successful marriage?

Essay Topic 2

The theme of sleeping is seen many times in the character Orlando and has the opportunity to represent many things in the context of the book.

Part 1.) What motivations or triggers are normally present when Orlando enters into a deep sleep in the book?

Part 2.) What symbolism might the author wish for sleep to represent in terms of change and transformation in the book?

Part 3.) What is telling in the absence of these deep sleeps after Orlando becomes a woman?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of escape present in the book. What reasons does Orlando have for continually seeking escape from others in the book, and what is telling of his character based on this reaction?

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