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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. What do the Englishmen decide to do to pass the time and bolster their spirits after all the women depart from the street in front of Angellica's?
(a) Go sailing.
(b) Go drinking.
(c) Go pick a fight.
(d) Go to the carnival.

2. Florinda is in love with which of the following characters?
(a) Don Vencentio.
(b) Ned Blunt.
(c) Don Antonio.
(d) Captain Belvile.

3. Why is Willmore angry as he enters the garden and sees Florinda waiting for Belvile?
(a) He is angry with Belvile and Frederic for leaving him alone.
(b) He is angry with Belvile and Blunt for leaving him alone.
(c) He is angry with Hellena and Belvile for leaving him alone.
(d) He is angry with Belvile and Frederic for letting him drink too much.

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

5. What does Angellica reveal in an aside to the audience as Willmore attempts to seduce her?
(a) She intends to rob Willmore.
(b) She despises Willmore.
(c) Willmore's words are moving her.
(d) She is truly in love with Antonio.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Florinda run off after being rescued from Willmore?

2. Why does Pedro challenge Don Antonio to a duel outside of Angellica's?

3. What does Blunt try to take from Angellica's after the Englishmen chase off Antonio and his men?

4. What thought consoles Blunt after his bad experience with Lucetta?

5. The Rover contrasts what two things?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. Why is Pedro in such a bad mood in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. What is Willmore finally showing about himself as he comes upon Florinda by herself in the garden?

4. How does Florinda feel about the way Pedro treats her and why?

5. How has Willmore ruined Angellica?

6. Why doesn't Angellica let Antonio kill Willmore in Act 5, Part 2?

7. Give two examples of how men show their disregard for women in the first act of The Rover.

8. Why does Angellica persist in her attraction to Willmore despite Moretta's warnings about him?

9. What is ironic about what happened between Blunt and Lucetta?

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

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