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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Florinda think is following her at the beginning of Scene 4 in Act 4?

2. Who besides Willmore determines he also has an appointment with Angellica for which he has paid her fee?

3. How does Belvile react to Willmore's attack on Florinda?

4. When is Florinda to meet Belvile so they can finally run away together after Pedro thinks she is locked in her room?

5. What does Blunt do to Florinda in the scene where she has entered a house to get away from Pedro?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is the one character of the play who wears no mask, literal or metaphorical? How does this provide a defining contrast to the other characters in The Rover? Discuss the contrast between this character's honesty versus the varied emotions being displayed by Willmore and Angellica. What purpose does this character serve to the subtext of The Rover? Fully explain your answer, giving specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

What is a farce? Give specific examples of how it was used in The Rover. How did these scenes differ in tone from other scenes in the play?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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