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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 does Lane say the author considered herself to be?
(a) A reformist.
(b) A humanist.
(c) A humorist.
(d) A feminist.

2. Where do the men discover they are being housed?
(a) In a fortress.
(b) In a jail.
(c) In a temple.
(d) In a house.

3. What surprises the explorers about the women in town?
(a) The women show no fear.
(b) The women are physically strong.
(c) The women are dressed like men.
(d) The women speak English.

4. What does Vandyck believe is the men's best hope for freedom?
(a) Giving the women their valuables.
(b) Learning the local language.
(c) Escaping at night.
(d) Befriending the women.

5. Which of the men's personal effects is missing when they awake in Chapter 3?
(a) Their money.
(b) Their books.
(c) Their toiletries.
(d) Their clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did some women in Herland choose not to have children?

2. How many women in America does Jeff say are working poor?

3. What is covering the plane when the men find it?

4. As far as Terry is concerned, what are the only women worth knowing?

5. What impresses Jeff upon waking in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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