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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "The Girls of Herland".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the author diagnosed with while living in Connecticut?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) A brain tumor.

2. What is Vandyck's surname?
(a) Johnson.
(b) James.
(c) Jennings.
(d) Jenkins.

3. In Herland, what makes Terry seem ridiculous to his friends?
(a) Terry's manly qualities.
(b) Terry's dislike of the local customs.
(c) The way Terry flirts with the women.
(d) Terry's ignorance of the local language.

4. Why does Terry lament not catching the girl in the tree?
(a) She could have convinced the women to let the men go.
(b) Terry thought she was beautiful.
(c) She could have been used as a hostage.
(d) She could have warned the men not to go to town.

5. What does Ellador indicate to the men through hand gesture?
(a) That the men should leave.
(b) That the men are in danger.
(c) That the men are welcome.
(d) That the men can share the girls' food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jeff's tutor remind him of?

2. How many children does the Goddess of Motherhood bear?

3. What does Terry note about the women who meet the men in the center of town?

4. What are the men asked to lecture the young women about?

5. What does Terry believe women are incapable of?

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