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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. What does Jeff imagine an all-female society would be like?

2. How do the men travel in order to keep their presence secret?

3. How many years does Somel say their society has been without men?

4. What does Vandyck smell after the men are taken into custody in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the men orchestrate their escape in Chapter 3.

2. What do the men discover when the find their plane in Chapter 4?

3. What was the theme of Gilman's work, "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

4. What do the men see from the plane in Chapter 1?

5. What do the women get the men to admit about keeping dogs as pets?

6. After the anesthesia wears off, where do the men awake in Chapter 3?

7. In the past, what happened to all of the men in the women's society?

8. In the women's society, how does the culture grow, and why do people work?

9. What do the men think of the games that the guards play?

10. Describe the women who meet the men in the town center in Chapter 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Herland rejects tradition as much as the men's society values it. Why might this be so? What effect does this have on Herland's society? What are the pros and cons of a society which values innovation over tradition?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of acceptance. Who accepts whom and why? Why is this acceptance required? Who struggles with accepting another person or group?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the women of Herland. What are their defining traits? What do the men assume of the women before they meet them? How do the women surprise the male characters? What are some of the topics or issues which are important to the women? What is their top priority?

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