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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. Why do Lucetta, Sancho, and Phillippo feel safe from Blunt's retribution?

2. What does Angellica give to Willmore after Antonio and his men depart her house?

3. Which one of the following characters is NOT interested in marrying Florinda?

4. Willmore tells Angellica that he disapproves of what as he banters with her in Act 2?

5. Why doesn't Willmore wear his mask to the carnival?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Hellena seem well suited to become a nun? Why or why not?

2. What is Willmore's downfall when he encounters Antonio also waiting outside Angellica's?

3. What does Florinda call Pedro as he repeatedly thwarts her efforts to marry Belvile?

4. Is Willmore being truthful with Angellica at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

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

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

7. What two views does Belvile have about destiny in Act 4, Scene 1?

8. What is meant by the idea that the audience sees what they want to see?

9. Why doesn't Florinda want to marry Don Antonio?

10. What core theme of The Rover is becoming clear as Antonio mistakes his prisoner Belvile for Willmore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between a literal mask and an emotional or metaphorical mask? Give specific examples from The Rover.

Essay Topic 2

The Rovers central premise is women can and should be in control of their own destinies.

1. Choose two female characters and describe how they took control of their own destiny.

2. Contrast these women with a female character who did not seem to be in control of what happened to her.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the relationships of Willmore and Angellica and Willmore and Hellena. What elements are similar and what are different? Also, compare Willmore's relationships with that of Belvile and Florinda. What makes these relationships different?

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