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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. Who accompanies the men on their tour of the country?

2. How does Vandyke describe the Herland religion?

3. How do the women punish Terry at the end of Chapter 11?

4. Who expresses thankfulness at the end of Chapter 10?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Ellador is upset in Chapter 10, what does the wise woman in the temple tell her?

2. How did Ellador become a forester?

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

4. What assumptions does Moadine make about wealthy and poor women in America?

5. Who is chosen to court each of the men, and how does each man treat his assigned partner?

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

7. What is the men's view of a wife's role in marriage? After their marriages, how do their wives fail to meet the men's expectations?

8. Why don't her Herland people believe in life after death?

9. In Chapter 7, why has Terry sunk in the esteem of his friends?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of freedom in the novel "Herland." Which characters desire their freedom? Why have they been captured? How do they try to get away?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the gender roles in the men's society and the gender roles in Herland. How are the similar and different?

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