Orlando: A Biography Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Orlando: A Biography Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is the name of the servant at Orlando's estate who claims she thought he would change into a woman all along?

2. What kind of establishments does Orlando visit in London when she begins dressing oddly?

3. What does Shelmerdine reveal to Orlando that he used to be?

4. How does Orlando begin dressing in Chapter 4?

5. What does Orlando find out about time when she begins writing after being married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is Orlando and Shelmerdine's wedding described?

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

10. How does Nicolas Greene react after reading Orlando's poem in Chapter 6?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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