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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 prostitute Orlando picks up while dressed up in London?
(a) Nell.
(b) Sasha.
(c) Rosina.
(d) Sukey.

2. How does Orlando begin dressing in Chapter 4?
(a) As a child.
(b) As a prostitute.
(c) As a servant.
(d) As a man.

3. How does Nick Greene feel about Orlando's poem "The Oak Tree" when he reads it in the 19th century?
(a) He loves it.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He hates it.
(d) He thinks it has promise.

4. How does Orlando feel about finally having a wedding ring on her finger after marrying Shelmerdine?
(a) Angry.
(b) Bored.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

5. Where does Orlando collapse after she goes for a walk after realizing she needs to get married?
(a) Atop a mountain.
(b) Under a tree.
(c) Along a river.
(d) On a bench.

6. How does Shelmerdine's attempts at entertaining Orlando cause her to feel toward his company?
(a) She is indifferent.
(b) She is bored with him.
(c) She is annoyed with him.
(d) She adores it.

7. What year does the author say it is after King Edward takes the throne?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1900.

8. What does the thing that controls Orlando's hand do when she is trying to write her poem?
(a) It prevents her from writing.
(b) It makes her write well.
(c) It makes her write badly.
(d) It makes her fall asleep.

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

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

11. Who takes a liking to Orlando when she boards a ship to England?
(a) A slave.
(b) A sailor.
(c) A female traveler.
(d) The captain.

12. Where does Orlando go after running into Nick Greene in Chapter 6?
(a) A bar.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A coffee house.
(d) Her estate.

13. What gift does the archduke give Orlando after saving her from a group of tormenting commoners?
(a) A necklace.
(b) A diamond studded frog.
(c) A ring.
(d) A cane.

14. What does Orlando begin searching for on the streets of London when she begins dressing oddly?
(a) Adventure.
(b) Men.
(c) Love.
(d) Women.

15. What does Orlando see of her gardener near the end of the book that frightens her?
(a) His missing eye.
(b) His missing thumbnail.
(c) His missing leg.
(d) His missing arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando remember there is after finishing "The Oak Tree"?

2. Who does Nick Greene hold in high esteem in Chapter 6?

3. What does Orlando feel she may no longer need to do now that she is married?

4. Who does Orlando run out to meet at the end of the book?

5. What does Orlando's servants at her country estate show to her when she returns for the first time as a woman?

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