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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Terry offer to the three girls?
(a) A hairpin.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A ceramic figurine.

2. How is the language spoken by the girls described?
(a) As harsh-sounding.
(b) As sing-songy.
(c) As similar to English.
(d) As musical.

3. How did the author of "Herland" die?
(a) From old age.
(b) From disease.
(c) By suicide.
(d) In an accident.

4. What is the purpose of the expedition the three men are on?
(a) To locate the ruins of an ancient civilization.
(b) To photograph exotic bird species.
(c) To chart tributaries of a great river.
(d) To map the many islands of a tropical area.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author go after fleeing from her "rest cure"?

2. How many cities did the author live in as a child?

3. Where do the men see three figures in Chapter 2?

4. What does Terry believe women are incapable of?

5. Where do the women try to force the men to do in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the women who meet the men in the town center in Chapter 2.

2. Why did Gilman believe it was important for women to take a role in society?

3. What do the men note about the town in Chapter 2?

4. In the women's society, how does the culture grow, and why do people work?

5. What do the men see from the plane in Chapter 1?

6. After the anesthesia wears off, where do the men awake in Chapter 3?

7. In the past, what happened to all of the men in the women's society?

8. Who do the men meet while walking through the forest in Chapter 2?

9. What does Somel explain about animals in her country?

10. What do the three men suppose an all-female society would be like?

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