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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the poem Orlando has been working on for years?
(a) "The Oak Tree."
(b) "The Day I Grew Up."
(c) "Women."
(d) "The Tree."

2. What title has Nick Greene earned in the 19th century?
(a) Sir.
(b) Ambassador.
(c) King.
(d) Duke.

3. Who does Orlando notice walking around the grounds of her country estate in Chapter 4?
(a) Sukey.
(b) Sasha.
(c) The archduchess.
(d) Lady O'Brien.

4. What era is Nick Greene one of the foremost critics for?
(a) Elizabethan.
(b) Victorian.
(c) Shakespearian.
(d) Edwardian.

5. What does Shelmerdine entertain Orlando with?
(a) Sailor dances.
(b) Jokes about sailors.
(c) Stories of his travels.
(d) Magic tricks.

6. What is the name of the servant at Orlando's estate who claims she thought he would change into a woman all along?
(a) Euphrosyne.
(b) Mrs. Grimditsch.
(c) Sukey.
(d) Rosina.

7. What does Orlando remember there is after finishing "The Oak Tree"?
(a) Food.
(b) Nature.
(c) Her pets.
(d) Human life.

8. Who does Orlando run out to meet at the end of the book?
(a) Shelmerdine.
(b) Nell.
(c) Sasha.
(d) King Charles.

9. From where does Orlando begin hearing voices when she sees a motorcar driving dangerously around London?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Greece.

10. What does Orlando do after reading all of her Victorian literature?
(a) Cries.
(b) Gives birth to a child.
(c) Dies.
(d) Writes a book.

11. Where does the captain of the ship invite Orlando to come ashore with him while she is onboard for England?
(a) Greece.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Portugal.

12. Where is Orlando living at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Blackfriars.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) America.
(d) A palace.

13. What does Shelmerdine ask Orlando if she used to be after they begin courting?
(a) In love with him.
(b) A man.
(c) A child.
(d) Happy.

14. What does Orlando find out about time when she begins writing after being married?
(a) It isn't mentioned.
(b) It flies by.
(c) It becomes obsolete.
(d) It goes by slowly.

15. What does Mr. Pope's comments at a party where Orlando meets him do to most people?
(a) Make them laugh.
(b) Make them angry.
(c) Offend them.
(d) Annoy them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando realize the great poets she meets through Mr. Pope are despite their talent?

2. What increases Orlando and Shemverdine's love for one another after they begin courting?

3. What is Shelmerdine on when Orlando first meets him?

4. How does Nick Greene feel about Orlando's poem "The Oak Tree" when he reads it in the 19th century?

5. What does Orlando realize that her written words were able to express only before she was married?

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