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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 do the men have a hard time conveying their ideas about to the women they are courting?
(a) Families.
(b) Leaving Herland.
(c) Religion.
(d) Relationships.

2. Which of the following is NOT said to be lacking in Herland's literature?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Adventure.
(c) Bloodlust.
(d) Sexual motivation.

3. What is Ellador's job in Herland?
(a) She is a childminder.
(b) She is a forester.
(c) She is a gardener.
(d) She is a teacher.

4. Why did some women in Herland choose not to have children?
(a) The population threatened to outgrow their resources.
(b) They fear the pain of childbirth.
(c) They fear witnessing their child's death.
(d) They do not like children.

5. What do the women dislike about marriage in the outside world?
(a) That a religious ceremony is held to unify husbands and wives.
(b) That it is considered bad for children to be born to unwed couples.
(c) That men and women don't get to choose who they will marry.
(d) That men never take their wives' names.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what do the men learn the women in Herland do not have?

2. At the lecture, what kind of girls stay in Terry's discussion group?

3. How old was Ellador when she caught a butterfly?

4. Where did the men want to live with their wives?

5. What is Terry's view of sexuality?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ellador become a forester?

2. When Ellador is upset in Chapter 10, what does the wise woman in the temple tell her?

3. In Chapter 9, what do we learn girls in Herland are taught to think about themselves while growing up?

4. Who is chosen to court each of the men, and how does each man treat his assigned partner?

5. Why don't her Herland people believe in life after death?

6. Why is it necessary for the women of Herland to control their population? How do they do this?

7. What are Ellador's beliefs about love-making?

8. What are the two core concepts of Herland's society as described in Chapter 7?

9. In Chapter 7, why has Terry sunk in the esteem of his friends?

10. In Chapter 8, what does Vandyke discover is the women's view of the men?

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