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

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

4. How is the language spoken by the girls described?

5. What does Vandyck believe is the men's best hope for freedom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the tutors tell the men when they are returned to their prison?

4. What do the men notice about the forest that they walk through in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

8. What spurred Gilman to leave her first marriage?

9. What was Gilman's childhood like?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences between Herland and the men's society. What are some of the differences? How do the women react to these differences? How do the men react? Why do the men sometimes become embarrassed because of their society?

Essay Topic 2

"Herland" is an example of a socialist feminism novel. What does this term mean? What elements of socialist feminism can be found in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret Gilman's use of symbolism in "Herland." What are some symbols in the novel and what do these symbols mean?

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