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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. Which of the following things does the note Orlando finds on her home in England NOT say when she returns for the first time as a woman?

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

3. What year does the author say it is after King Edward takes the throne?

4. Where does Orlando go for a walk after she realizes she needs to get married?

5. What is the name of the man Orlando meets at a party who says several witty lines in a row?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Orlando's servants at her country estate treat her when she arrives there for the first time as a woman?

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

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

5. How is Orlando's attempt at working on her poem described at the beginning of Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Orlando meet Shelmerdine?

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

Examine the portrayal of cross-dressing in the book. What might the author be saying about the ambiguity of gender based on the prevalence of cross-dressers shown in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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