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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman the Earl catches Orlando lying with just after his relationship with Queen Elizabeth turns sour?

2. What does Orlando become after being visited by the doctor that worries the people living with him?

3. What does Orlando take to leave Turkey?

4. What does Queen Elizabeth find Orlando to be the picture of when she begins fancying him?

5. What does Orlando witness his Russian lover doing with a sailor when he finds her below deck on her ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Orlando react when he realizes he has been changed into a woman?

2. What does Orlando do after he realizes he is in love with the archduchess at the end of Chapter 2?

3. What occurs after Orlando begins refurbishing his country estate?

4. Why is Orlando unable to adapt to the gypsy way of life after going to live with them?

5. Why does Orlando's relationship with Queen Elizabeth turn sour?

6. How is Orlando's work ethic as ambassador in Constantinople described?

7. What reason does Orlando have for leaving Clorinda?

8. What happens in Turkey on the seventh day of Orlando's sleep in Chapter 3?

9. How is Orlando's encounter with a Moor at the beginning of the book described?

10. How is the atmosphere at Orlando's estate described during his banquet celebrating his dukedom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The act of writing is something that experiences a full evolution from the beginning of the book to the end.

Part 1.) How does Orlando's writing evolve over the course of the book, and what motivates this evolution?

Part 2.) What is telling about the nature of Orlando's writing based on how it changes after she is married?

Part 3.) How does the author use writing as a medium to symbolize the answer for finding the perfect balance in life?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of marriage is one fully examined by Orlando in the book and is telling of the author's own feelings toward the act.

Part 1.) What about the way marriage is presented to Orlando suggests that she sees marriage as something forced on her rather than something she would choose?

Part 2.) What might the author be saying about the nature of marriage based on her portrayal of Orlando after she meets Shelmerdine?

Part 3.) What is the author saying about the importance of finding a dual-minded partner to have a successful marriage?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of satire presented in the book. What appears to be the author's feelings toward satirical writing based on her portrayal of satire in the book?

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