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

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

3. According to the women in Chapter 5, why is work performed?

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

5. What is characteristic of the village that the men see?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Gilman take her own life?

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

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

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

6. What does Terry do to prepare for the expedition?

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

8. Where do the women take the explorers after they reach the town center? What happens when the men try to fight the women?

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

10. Why did the women's society discard their pantheistic gods of war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss conflict in "Herland." What are the different types of conflict? What conflicts are found in the novel "Herland"? Are these conflicts resolved? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss "Herland" as a Utopian novel. What does 'utopia' mean? Is Herland a Utopian society? Why or why not? Which characters believe it is? Which do not? Did Gilman mean to present it as such?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the tone of the novel "Herland." What is the tone of the novel? What language is used to convey the tone of the novel? How does the tone of the novel help to illustrate the central themes?

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