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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 does Terry note about the women who meet the men in the center of town?

2. What does Terry believe women are incapable of?

3. What does Terry offer to the three girls?

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

5. How is Terry described?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Gilman's childhood like?

2. What do the men see from the plane in Chapter 1?

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

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

5. What is Social Darwinism?

6. What is awaiting the men when they awake and leave their room in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the traditional gender roles of the Victorian era. How are these gender roles portrayed in the male characters of the novel? How do these gender roles of this era lead the men to judge the Herlandians in a different light?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of motherhood in Herland. Why has motherhood become so significant in this society? In what ways does life in Herland evolve around the birthing and rearing of children?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the women of Herland. What are their defining traits? What do the men assume of the women before they meet them? How do the women surprise the male characters? What are some of the topics or issues which are important to the women? What is their top priority?

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