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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While reading the newspaper, what is the narrator reminded of?
(a) That England is under the rule of a patriarchy.
(b) That she has not done any work.
(c) That England is full of women.
(d) That she is alone.

2. What heading does the narrator place on the page of notes she is taking while researching "women and fiction?"
(a) Women and Poverty.
(b) Women and Art.
(c) Women and Men.
(d) Women and Truth.

3. What are the beadles doing as the narrator leaves the men's college?
(a) Serving dinner.
(b) Chasing her out.
(c) Locking the gates.
(d) Cutting the grass.

4. According to the narrator, how did Shakespeare get his start in the theater?
(a) By holding horses at the stage door.
(b) By writing plays for actors.
(c) By cleaning the auditorium.
(d) By paying someone to give him a part in a play.

5. The narrator says that prunes are not _________.
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Food.
(c) Tasty.
(d) Fruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation does Shakespeare's fictional sister set out to do?

2. What quote from Pope does the narrator cite regarding women?

3. To what city does Shakespeare's fictional sister set out after leaving home?

4. What is the source of the narrator's income?

5. According to the narrator's research, what practice is common in the treatment of women throughout history?

(see the answer key)

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