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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. In Herland, what makes Terry seem ridiculous to his friends?
(a) The way Terry flirts with the women.
(b) Terry's ignorance of the local language.
(c) Terry's dislike of the local customs.
(d) Terry's manly qualities.

2. How do the men feel about their own society as the women question them?
(a) Inspired.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Confused.
(d) Proud.

3. What is the relationship between Moadine and Terry like?
(a) Like mother and son.
(b) Chilly.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Aggressive.

4. In Chapter 7, with what are the men said to be "at last considered sufficiently tamed and trained to be trusted"?
(a) Society secrets.
(b) Mechanical equipment.
(c) Scissors.
(d) Babies.

5. What happens when Vandyke tells Ellador about infant damnation?
(a) Ellador slaps him.
(b) Ellador begins to cry.
(c) Ellador faints.
(d) Ellador turns pale.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ellador when she caught a butterfly?

2. Who are children raised by after the age of one or two?

3. Who does Moadine say the men would have to face if they ever hurt any of the women?

4. What complaint does Terry have about Herland society in Chapter 9?

5. What do the women dislike about marriage in the outside world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What displeases the women about marriage in the outside world?

2. What are the two core concepts of Herland's society as described in Chapter 7?

3. Following the lecture in Chapter 8, the girls form informal groups around the men. Describe how the girls react to Terry.

4. Why is Terry banished from Herland at the end of Chapter 11?

5. Once population limits were put in place in Herland, what did the women focus on, and what was the result?

6. What are Ellador's beliefs about love-making?

7. Why did Herland come to rely on food-bearing trees for its food supply?

8. Why does the Herland religion lack horrifying ideas? What does Ellador think about the tendency for other religions to hold onto old ideas?

9. In Chapter 8, what does Vandyke discover is the women's view of the men?

10. In Chapter 9, what do we learn girls in Herland are taught to think about themselves while growing up?

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