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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food do the men pick from a tree?

2. What are the houses surrounded by?

3. What intrigues Vandyck as he and his party travel upstream in Chapter 1?

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

5. What was the name of the author's first born daughter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the theme of Gilman's work, "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

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

4. What punishment do the men receive for their escape attempt?

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

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

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

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

9. What impresses Jeff after he has awoken in Chapter 3?

10. What was Gilman's childhood like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Herland rejects tradition as much as the men's society values it. Why might this be so? What effect does this have on Herland's society? What are the pros and cons of a society which values innovation over tradition?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character Terry. What are his defining character traits? What does he think of Herland? How does he fare while there? Why is he banished?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze the protagonist of the novel, Vandyck. What are his defining characteristics? What is his occupation? Why does his occupation and overall perspective make him a reliable narrator in this situation?

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