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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing the narrator compares the big city she is visiting to?
(a) A machine.
(b) A retreat.
(c) A black hole.
(d) A circus.

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

3. Who is upset that the narrator is walking on the grass at Oxbridge?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The priest.
(c) The beadle.
(d) Her husband.

4. What does the narrator compare to the pile of books she gathers to study about women in the museum's library when it is placed on her desk?
(a) Manure.
(b) An avalanche.
(c) A loadstone.
(d) A gift from Heaven.

5. What does a woman need in order to write fiction, according to Woolf?
(a) A loving husband.
(b) A pen and paper.
(c) Some money and a room of her own.
(d) A college education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What heading does the narrator place on the page of notes she is taking while researching "women and fiction?"

2. Where does the narrator spend the hour she has to spare before lunch at Oxbridge?

3. Which word best describes the food served at the Fernham dinner?

4. During which month does the narrator visit the two colleges?

5. While thinking about the Professor's work, what does the narrator find herself doing?

(see the answer key)

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