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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what physical trait does the narrator compare these vanities?
(a) A dark spot at the back of the head.
(b) A few too many pounds on the hips.
(c) A pimple.
(d) A wart.

2. The narrator claims that "nothing is known about women before the _________ century."
(a) Twentieth.
(b) Nineteenth.
(c) Eighteenth.
(d) Seventh.

3. What does the narrator wonder about Shakespeare as she looks for answers in his tragedies?
(a) Whether he was in love.
(b) His state of mind when writing.
(c) How old he was.
(d) Who his wife was.

4. In how many years does the narrator expect for writers like Carmichael to become great?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

5. According to the narrator, what does a woman with creative talent inevitably lose?
(a) Her life.
(b) Her mind.
(c) Her lover.
(d) Her talent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the age of Shakespeare, what does the narrator claim it would have been impossible for women to do?

2. What element of Jane Austen's does Carmichael "break up?"

3. Compared to Jane Eyre, how long is Carmichael's book?

4. According to the narrator, "Women do not write books about ______."

5. What emotion sneaks up on the narrator while she is reading the Professor's work?

(see the answer key)

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