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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which suitor does Florinda's brother Pedro hope she will marry?
(a) Ned Blunt.
(b) Don Antonio.
(c) Captain Belvile.
(d) Don Vicentio.

2. Just as Don Pedro appears at the carnival, what does Florinda give Belvile?
(a) A love letter.
(b) A lock of her hair.
(c) A locket.
(d) A lace handkerchief.

3. What does Angellica overhear Willmore telling Hellena as she comes onto the scene with her servant?
(a) Willmore professing that he is not capable of love.
(b) Willmore professing that he loves only Angellica.
(c) Willmore professing that he loves only Hellena.
(d) Willmore professing that he loves only Florinda.

4. Which suitor does Florinda's father hope she will marry?
(a) Captain Belvile.
(b) Don Antonio.
(c) Don Vicentio.
(d) Ned Blunt.

5. What comment does Pedro make as his servant tells him that Florinda is safe after the attack in the garden?
(a) Drinking and fighting are disgusting habits, leading to debauchery.
(b) He will get his final revenge on these men.
(c) Masquerading is a disgusting custom, leading to debauchery.
(d) Masquerading is a great custom, leading to interesting encounters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hellena decide to do to Willmore to make him pay for his attention of another woman?

2. After stepping out of sight of the approaching Englishmen in the beginning of Act 3, what does Hellena overhear Willmore telling his friends?

3. Why doesn' t Pedro know who the Englishmen were he fought off with his sword after the attack on Florinda?

4. Who is Florinda waiting for in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?

5. Even though she is angry with Willmore, what does Hellena realize about him as he tries to explain where he has been?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Willmore tell Angellica when she asks him to promise not to marry another woman?

2. Give two examples of how the women are determined not to be taken advantage of by the men in the first act of The Rover.

3. What is an "aside"?

4. How does Belvile respond when Antonio asks why he attacked him outside of Angellica's?

5. What kind of book is Blunt reading as Florinda comes in and sees him in Belvile's house?

6. What is a striking difference between how Pedro expects Hellena and Florinda to behave and how they actually act?

7. Why does Angellica want to get revenge on Willmore?

8. What reasons does the playwright give for people attending the play?

9. What happens when Belvile tries to help the wounded Antonio?

10. How does Florinda walk past Pedro on the street without him recognizing her?

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