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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "A Unique History".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author go after fleeing from her "rest cure"?
(a) New York.
(b) Oregon.
(c) California.
(d) Nevada.

2. What are the houses surrounded by?
(a) Deep ditches.
(b) Well-kept gardens.
(c) Fences.
(d) Wild flowers.

3. What do Vandyck and his fellow explorers share an interest in?
(a) Nature.
(b) Literature.
(c) History.
(d) Science.

4. As far as Terry is concerned, what are the only women worth knowing?
(a) Young, pretty women.
(b) Educated women.
(c) Sweet, docile women.
(d) Powerful women.

5. How old was the author when she married for the second time?
(a) Forty-five years old.
(b) Forty years old.
(c) Thirty-six years old.
(d) Thirty-one years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Terry described?

2. What is the purpose of the expedition the three men are on?

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

4. What are Vandyck, Terry and Jeff prepared to do if they find there are men in the all-female society?

5. Who did the author's ex-husband remarry?

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