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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. Who is the author of "Herland"?
(a) Ayn Rand.
(b) Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
(c) Margaret Atwood.
(d) Barbara Pym.

2. What do the men figure out they will be doing at the tables?
(a) Writing letters to their families.
(b) Drawing maps of the outside world.
(c) Playing games.
(d) Studying the local language.

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

4. What is covering the plane when the men find it?
(a) A wire net.
(b) A sticky tree sap.
(c) A thin layer of snow.
(d) A tough material.

5. Who do the women bring the the men before in Chapter 2?
(a) A judge.
(b) A religious leader.
(c) A queen.
(d) A panel of elders.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women are in the room adjoining where the men woke up?

2. What is the name of the temple built to honor the Goddess of Motherhood?

3. How old was the author when she married for the second time?

4. In their escape in Chapter 3, what do the men use as a cutting implement?

5. What concept are the women said to be unfamiliar with in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As time goes on, how do the men come to feel about their tutors?

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

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

5. Why did Gilman take her own life?

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

7. Why do Vandyck and his friends believe there must be men in the society? Where do they suppose the men might live?

8. What is Social Darwinism?

9. What does Vandyke lament at the beginning of the story? Why does Vandyck refuse to reveal the location of the country he speaks of?

10. What do the women get the men to admit about keeping dogs as pets?

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