Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTER 1

Reading Check

1. What is the first sentence that Orlando says in the novel?

2. How does the biographer describe women’s hearts?

3. Which event brings an end to the Great Frost?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does the biographer describe Orlando’s physical appearance?

2. What initial impression does Orlando make upon the Queen, and how does this ultimately impact Orlando?

3. Who is “the Muscovite,” and how does this person’s presence transform Orlando’s understanding of love? What is the outcome?

CHAPTER 2

Reading Check

1. What unusual activity does Orlando begin on Saturday, June 18?

2. Which two motifs does Orlando take a “strange delight” in during his period of solitude?

3. What did Orlando do before the age of 25?

4. Which “two forces […] dominate our unfortunate numbskulls,” according to the biographer?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Which “disease” does Orlando have? How does this affect his general outlook on life?

2. Who is Nicholas Greene? How does his visit impact Orlando’s future?

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