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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How do the men feel about their own society as the women question them?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Proud.
(c) Inspired.
(d) Confused.
2. What is Ellador's job in Herland?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a gardener.
(c) She is a childminder.
(d) She is a forester.
3. In Chapter 8, how does Vandyke discover the women regard he and his friends?
(a) As unwanted intruders.
(b) As a way to re-establish a 'bi-sexual' country.
(c) As a way to learn about the outside world.
(d) As exchange students.
4. What are Over Mothers?
(a) Women allowed to have more than one child.
(b) Women who educate young women about motherhood.
(c) Women who supervise the community's children.
(d) Women who are over seventy years old.
5. How does Jeff regard the girl who is assigned to court him?
(a) Jeff is friendly with her.
(b) Jeff feels burdened by her.
(c) Jeff idealizes her.
(d) Jeff dislikes her.
6. In Chapter 7, what does Terry insist cannot be passed down genetically?
(a) Work ethic.
(b) Acquired traits.
(c) Disease.
(d) Knowledge.
7. How do the women punish Terry at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) The women execute Terry.
(b) The women banish Terry from Herland.
(c) The women lock Terry up in a prison.
(d) The women publicly humiliate Terry.
8. Who expresses thankfulness at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Somel, Moadine and Zava.
(b) Elldor, Ceris and Alima.
(c) The wise women of the temples.
(d) Vandyke, Terry and Jeff.
9. At the lecture, what kind of girls is Jeff popular with?
(a) The artistic girls.
(b) The scientifically-minded girls.
(c) The athletic girls.
(d) The demure girls.
10. What complaint does Terry have about Herland society in Chapter 9?
(a) It is too girly.
(b) It is too disorganized.
(c) It is too impoverished.
(d) It is too perfect.
11. How do women prevent pregnancy in Herland?
(a) By taking herbal medicines.
(b) By staying away from men.
(c) By having surgery.
(d) Through will power.
12. What are girls in Herland raised to believe?
(a) That the world is a friendly place.
(b) That the world sits on the back of a giant bee.
(c) That the world is a dangerous place.
(d) That the world is a small place.
13. What happens when Vandyke tells Ellador about infant damnation?
(a) Ellador faints.
(b) Ellador turns pale.
(c) Ellador begins to cry.
(d) Ellador slaps him.
14. What is suggested to have disappeared due to the lack of men?
(a) Warfare.
(b) Athletics.
(c) "Feminine" clothing.
(d) Eating meat.
15. In Chapter 7, what do the men learn the women in Herland do not have?
(a) Birth certificates.
(b) Navels.
(c) Surnames.
(d) Siblings.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Terry act towards the girls in the group that forms around him?
2. What occupations did the men take on?
3. What do the women of Herland have to do to honor their Mother Goddess?
4. What fraction of the total American female population is made up of poor women?
5. Who helps Alima subdue Terry in Chapter 11?
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