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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. Who does Hellena flirt with as they approach the carnival?

2. What lie does Willmore tell Hellena when she approaches from the shadows in the first scene of Act 3?

3. After stepping out of sight of the approaching Englishmen in the beginning of Act 3, what does Hellena overhear Willmore telling his friends?

4. What does Blunt tell Lucetta as he prepares to get into bed with her?

5. As he agrees to the duel, who does Don Antonio believe that the disguised Pedro really is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Hellena seem well suited to become a nun? Why or why not?

2. What kind of "mask" is Willmore showing to both Hellena and Angellica?

3. What is the difference between an aside and a soliloquy?

4. How does Belvile try to persuade Antonio to spare him?

5. Why does Willmore believe Hellena disguised as a gypsy is a woman of quality?

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

7. For what purposes is Hellena using the story of the unfaithful lover she tells Willmore and Angellica when she is disguised as a man in Act 4?

8. Why doesn't Angellica let Antonio kill Willmore in Act 5, Part 2?

9. Why doesn't Florinda want to marry Don Antonio?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Rovers central premise is women can and should be in control of their own destinies.

1. Choose two female characters and describe how they took control of their own destiny.

2. Contrast these women with a female character who did not seem to be in control of what happened to her.

Essay Topic 2

Pedro can easily see through Antonio's mask as they both vie for Angellica's attention. Why can't Pedro see through the disguises of Florinda and Hellena? What about the sisters or Pedro makes it easier for him to be deceived? What greater thematic point of The Rover does this illustrate?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Frederic agree that Blunt is justified in attacking Florinda? Why does he then hesitate after he determines Florinda might be a virtuous woman? How does this illustrate one of the core themes of The Rover in regard to how women were treated? Fully explain your answer, giving specific examples.

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