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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the age of Shakespeare, what does the narrator claim it would have been impossible for women to do?
(a) Get a cat.
(b) Marry into money.
(c) Write the plays of Shakespeare.
(d) Attend college.

2. Whose influence is all over the paper, and is "the power and the money and the influence," metaphorically?
(a) Woman's.
(b) The narrator's own.
(c) God's.
(d) The angry professor.

3. Where does the narrator go after leaving the museum?
(a) To the college.
(b) Home.
(c) To her mother's house.
(d) To have lunch.

4. What is the name of Shakespeare's fictional sister?
(a) Sue.
(b) Anna.
(c) Judith.
(d) Mary.

5. What color is "the light of emotion?"
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristic does the narrator find is often assigned to fictional women?

2. What does the narrator wonder about Shakespeare as she looks for answers in his tragedies?

3. What, according to the narrator, were the relationships between those who have sought the company of women NOT?

4. The narrator claims that "nothing is known about women before the _________ century."

5. What occupation are Chloe and Olivia engaged in?

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