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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the narrator, how do we achieve self-confidence?
(a) By working hard.
(b) By writing constantly.
(c) By thinking that other people are inferior.
(d) By finding happiness.

3. To what city does Shakespeare's fictional sister set out after leaving home?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Rome.

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

5. What does the narrator say the sight of a woman "creating in a different medium than his own" does to a man?
(a) Invigorates him.
(b) Turns him on.
(c) Pushes him away.
(d) Makes him angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation are Chloe and Olivia engaged in?

2. What writer does the narrator list as one whose self-consciousness the reader is aware of?

3. What does the narrator suspect that men are concerned with even more than women's inferiority?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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