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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, in relation to her husband, what was a woman prior to the women's movement?
(a) An equal.
(b) An employee.
(c) Property.
(d) A queen.

2. In Chapter 2, what bill does the narrator give the waiter to pay for her meal?
(a) One dollar.
(b) Ten shilling.
(c) One hundred dollar.
(d) Five shilling.

3. What time is dinner being served at Fernham?
(a) 5:15 pm.
(b) 8:00 pm.
(c) 7:30 pm.
(d) 6:00 pm.

4. What first name does the narrator give herself, even though she says it is unimportant?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Mary.
(d) Alice.

5. What does the narrator compare to the pile of books she gathers to study about women in the museum's library when it is placed on her desk?
(a) A loadstone.
(b) A gift from Heaven.
(c) An avalanche.
(d) Manure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What heading does the narrator place on the page of notes she is taking while researching "women and fiction?"

2. What does the narrator compare to the feeling of having had a good meal and good conversation?

3. The narrator finds that the woman "pervades _________ from cover to cover;"

4. What could happen to a woman who refused to marry the man her parents chose for her prior to the 19th century?

5. What emotion sneaks up on the narrator while she is reading the Professor's work?

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