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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. What are the women's attitudes toward the men in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What effect does tricking Blunt have on Phillippo?

3. How does Hellena intend to get into the carnival?

4. 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?

5. What in particular do Belvile, Willmore, and the others find objectionable about Antonio?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Willmore believe Hellena disguised as a gypsy is a woman of quality?

3. How does Belvile try to persuade Antonio to spare him?

4. For what purposes is Hellena using the story of the unfaithful lover she tells Willmore and Angellica when she is disguised as a man in Act 4?

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

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

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

8. Why does it seem that sometimes masks and disguises are necessary to the characters?

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

10. How does Belvile plan to give Florinda time to escape from Pedro's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Willmore seems to continually frustrate or infuriate Belvile. Give three examples of this occurring in The Rover. Do think Willmore's gaffes are intentional? What purpose do they serve to the plot or theme of the play?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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