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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Florinda get up her courage to do after she sees Blunt sitting and reading?

2. What would be worse torture to Belvile than being imprisoned by Antonio?

3. Why does Florinda assume the duel is between Pedro and Belvile?

4. What does Blunt first tell his friends he is doing when they suddenly appear at his door in the beginning of Act 5?

5. How does Belvile speak to the audience about his true feelings in Act 4, Scene 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aphra Behn used a male playwright in the Prologue. What point was she trying to make and was it effective? How would a woman saying the same things change the tone of the Prologue? How does this relate to the larger theme of people seeing what they want to see and the danger of making assumptions? Give specific examples from The Rover to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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