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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the focus of Act 3, Scene 6?

2. What does Pedro say as he enters Act 2, scene 4 disguised in a mask and ready for his duel?

3. Who does Antonio tell Belvile he is as they discuss Belvile's imprisonment?

4. Why does Hellena worry in an aside in Act 4, Scene 2 that all her hopes for love from Willmore are about to be destroyed?

5. What does Pedro say to Blunt he enters the house with Belvile and Frederic and they demand to know what Blunt is up to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What might have Aphra Behn considered a virtuous woman versus a prostitute or courtesan? Using characters and situations from The Rover, discuss what could be meant by the term "virtuous woman." What makes someone virtuous? Does station in life make one more virtuous than another?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the difference between the way men treated high-born women like Florinda and low-born women, prostitutes in particular? Give two specific examples to back up your point of view.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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