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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. How old was Ellador when she caught a butterfly?

2. In Herland, what makes Terry seem ridiculous to his friends?

3. In Chapter 7, with what are the men said to be "at last considered sufficiently tamed and trained to be trusted"?

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

5. Where does Ellador go for comfort when she is upset in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 9, what difference does Vandyke see in the children of Herland compared to the ones in America?

6. In Chapter 9, what do we learn girls in Herland are taught to think about themselves while growing up?

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

8. Following the lecture in Chapter 8, the girls form informal groups around the men. Describe how the girls react to Terry.

9. What are the men asked to do by the elder women in Chapter 8? What do the young women ask the men?

10. What reason does Moadine give Terry for the men's ongoing imprisonment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 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?

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