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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. Who is Florinda waiting for in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?
2. What is a "double entendre"?
3. After stepping out of sight of the approaching Englishmen in the beginning of Act 3, what does Hellena overhear Willmore telling his friends?
4. What does Hellena intend to find at the carnival?
5. What in particular do Belvile, Willmore, and the others find objectionable about Antonio?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Willmore tell Angellica when she asks him to promise not to marry another woman?
2. Why does Angellica want to get revenge on Willmore?
3. What is the reason, other than the carnival, that Frederic and Blunt have come to town?
4. Does Hellena seem well suited to become a nun? Why or why not?
5. What does the Epilogue say about the audience?
6. What is Willmore's downfall when he encounters Antonio also waiting outside Angellica's?
7. How does Belvile respond when Antonio asks why he attacked him outside of Angellica's?
8. Why does Willmore believe Hellena disguised as a gypsy is a woman of quality?
9. How does Florinda walk past Pedro on the street without him recognizing her?
10. What kind of book is Blunt reading as Florinda comes in and sees him in Belvile's house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the scenes in which Blunt is tricked by Lucetta function to lay the groundwork for his important role in the play's climax? What, specifically, does he do in the last scene of Act 4 that plays such a pivotal role?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Frederic agree that Blunt is justified in attacking Florinda? Why does he then hesitate after he determines Florinda might be a virtuous woman? How does this illustrate one of the core themes of The Rover in regard to how women were treated? Fully explain your answer, giving specific examples.
Essay Topic 3
Pedro can easily see through Antonio's mask as they both vie for Angellica's attention. Why can't Pedro see through the disguises of Florinda and Hellena? What about the sisters or Pedro makes it easier for him to be deceived? What greater thematic point of The Rover does this illustrate?
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