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

2. What does Terry believe women are incapable of?
(a) Building structures.
(b) Cooperation.
(c) Organization.
(d) Defending themselves physically.

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

4. What does Terry note about the women who meet the men in the center of town?
(a) The women are larger than the men are.
(b) The women look angry.
(c) The women are beautiful.
(d) The women are over forty.

5. What is set out for each man at their tables in Chapter 3?
(a) Books.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Linens.
(d) Maps.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how many miles do the men travel to the village?

2. What is the title of one of the author's works?

3. Who was Charles Walter Stetson?

4. During their escape, what signal does Terry use to let his friends know he has found a secure footing?

5. How do the women refer to their society when it still included men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the men think of the games that the guards play?

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

3. What does the fragment of cloth that is found in the water indicate to the explorers?

4. What do the men discover when the find their plane in Chapter 4?

5. Why did Gilman take her own life?

6. Describe how the men orchestrate their escape in Chapter 3.

7. What is awaiting the men when they awake and leave their room in Chapter 3?

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

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

10. What is Social Darwinism?

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