Herland | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Introduction

1. Who is the author of "Herland"?

Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

2. What genre of fiction does "Herland" belong to?

Utopian fiction.

3. What movement are the author's works linked to by Ann J. Lane?

The feminist movement.

4. How is the author's childhood described in the foreword?

As difficult.

5. How did the author of "Herland" die?

By suicide.

6. How many cities did the author live in as a child?

Fourteen.

7. Who was Charles Walter Stetson?

The author's husband.

8. What did Charles Walter Stetson do for a living?

Stetson was an artist.

9. What was the name of the author's first born daughter?

Katherine.

10. Where did the author go after fleeing from her "rest cure"?

California.

11. What is the title of one of the author's works?

The Yellow Wallpaper.

12. Whose Utopian novel influenced the author's interest in socialism?

Edward Bellamy's.