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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. Where do Florinda and Belvile make arrangements to meet when they see each other at the carnival?
(a) That night at her house.
(b) That night at the garden gate.
(c) The next morning at Belvile's house.
(d) The next morning at the garden gate.

2. Who is Florinda waiting for in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?
(a) Antonio to take her away.
(b) Belvile to give her a sign.
(c) Belvile to take her away.
(d) Pedro to give her money.

3. Who does Hellena flirt with as they approach the carnival?
(a) Captain Belvile.
(b) Ned Blunt.
(c) Captain Willmore.
(d) Frederic.

4. Florinda is in love with which of the following characters?
(a) Captain Belvile.
(b) Ned Blunt.
(c) Don Vencentio.
(d) Don Antonio.

5. What comment does Pedro make as his servant tells him that Florinda is safe after the attack in the garden?
(a) Masquerading is a great custom, leading to interesting encounters.
(b) Masquerading is a disgusting custom, leading to debauchery.
(c) Drinking and fighting are disgusting habits, leading to debauchery.
(d) He will get his final revenge on these men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hellena intend to find at the carnival?

2. The three couples in The Rover will struggle in what way?

3. As Pedro leaves the first scene, what does he tell the maid Callis to do?

4. What does Florinda intend to do at the carnival?

5. What effect does tricking Blunt have on Phillippo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a soliloquy?

2. What is Angellica "masking" as she meets Willmore for the first time?

3. Does Moretta wear any kind of a mask?

4. What does removing the mask of the hardened business woman reveal about Angellica?

5. As Florinda waits in the garden for Belvile, what is she finally showing about herself without any masks?

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

7. What is ironic about what happened between Blunt and Lucetta?

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

9. Why isn't Phillippo jealous of all the attention Lucetta is paying to Blunt?

10. Give two examples of how men show their disregard for women in the first act of The Rover.

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