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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. What does Florinda tell Belvile before she leaves the garden?
(a) To wait for her signal.
(b) To come to her window.
(c) To give a note to Hellena.
(d) To leave her alone.

2. Why can't Willmore believe Angellica is being sincere in her offer to be with him without payment?
(a) She is a known liar.
(b) He has heard her lies before.
(c) He loves her too much.
(d) He has been cheated too many times.

3. In Angellica's bedchamber, what kind of "mask" is she showing Willmore?
(a) The mask of a warrior.
(b) The mask of a hard-hearted business woman.
(c) The mask of a flirting maiden.
(d) The mask of a lover.

4. As the play opens, who is about to go to a convent?
(a) Hellena.
(b) Florinda.
(c) Valeria.
(d) Callis.

5. What little thing do Willmore and Antonio duel over in Act 2?
(a) Money.
(b) A small picture of Angellica.
(c) A small picture of Hellena.
(d) A small locket of Florinda's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Willmore is willing to pay any price to be with Angellica because she is_______.

2. What does Hellena make Willmore promise after she catches him coming out of Angellica's house?

3. According to Blunt, what kind of things could Lucetta teach the prostitutes of England?

4. Which suitor does Florinda's brother Pedro hope she will marry?

5. What is unusual about the three couples at the center of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the problem with Belvile's desire to confront Antonio before he marries Florinda?

2. What theme of The Rover does Blunt's costume at the end of the play reinforce?

3. What is a soliloquy?

4. How does Belvile plan to give Florinda time to escape from Pedro's house?

5. What does Florinda call Pedro as he repeatedly thwarts her efforts to marry Belvile?

6. Why does Angellica persist in her attraction to Willmore despite Moretta's warnings about him?

7. What is a striking difference between how Pedro expects Hellena and Florinda to behave and how they actually act?

8. How has Willmore ruined Angellica?

9. What is Willmore finally showing about himself as he comes upon Florinda by herself in the garden?

10. How does Willmore feel about women in general?

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