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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. Which type of person is Herland said to lack entirely?

2. What does Vandyke note the children in Herland never do?

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

4. How does Vandyke describe the Herland religion?

5. How does Alima feel about Terry after they marry?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Somel say that Herland mothers are willing to allow others to raise their children?

3. Why is it necessary for the women of Herland to control their population? How do they do this?

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 11, what does Vandyke say helps minimize his desire for his wife? How does Vandyke eventually come to view his sexual desires?

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

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

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

Analyze Gilman's use of foreshadowing in "Herland." What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel and what are these examples hinting at?

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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