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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator find herself envious of in the museum?
(a) A fly on the wall.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her friend Mary.
(d) The person reading next to her.

2. What characteristic does the narrator find is often assigned to fictional women?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Heroism.
(d) Anger.

3. What era does the narrator pay particular attention to when looking into women in history?
(a) Golden.
(b) Roaring Twenties.
(c) Enlightenment.
(d) Elizabethan.

4. What heading does the narrator place on the page of notes she is taking while researching "women and fiction?"
(a) Women and Art.
(b) Women and Truth.
(c) Women and Poverty.
(d) Women and Men.

5. What does the narrator find fascinating about all the books written about women?
(a) That there are so many written by men.
(b) That they are all so good.
(c) That they are all 100 years old.
(d) That there are so few available.

Short Answer Questions

1. After failing to find answers in other areas, what does the narrator look into upon her return to the British Museum?

2. In Chapter 2, what bill does the narrator give the waiter to pay for her meal?

3. Which museum does the narrator visit in Chapter 2?

4. In what century does the narrator believe women finally became complex characters in fiction?

5. How does the narrator address Carmichael?

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