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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Orlando describe Nick Greene in comparison to his looks in the 17th century in Chapter 6?
(a) Older.
(b) More gray.
(c) The same.
(d) Unrecognizable.

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

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

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

5. What does Orlando see floating in the water during her walk through the park that reminds her of Shelmerdine?
(a) A small boat.
(b) A bear.
(c) A hat.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Orlando see of her gardener near the end of the book that frightens her?

2. What do Shelmerdine and Orlando decide they want to do just after meeting for the first time?

3. What changes that signals to Shelmerdine that it is time to go back to sea?

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

5. Where does Orlando go after running into Nick Greene in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lessons does Orlando learn about writing from the poets she meets through Mr. Pope?

2. How does Nicolas Greene react after reading Orlando's poem in Chapter 6?

3. How does Shelmerdine entertain Orlando when they first begin courting?

4. What does Orlando do after she finishes her poem "The Oak Tree"?

5. How is Orlando's life described once King Edward takes the throne?

6. How is Orlando's meeting with a prostitute named Nell described?

7. Why does Orlando choose Mr. Pope to be her suitor?

8. Why can't Orlando rejoin high society after gaining her possessions back as a woman?

9. How is the force that takes over Orlando's hand while she is writing described at the beginning of Chapter 5?

10. What is the nature of the note Orlando finds at Blackfriars when she first returns there as a woman?

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