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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator claims to be seeking "the essential oil of _________" in the museum.
(a) Love.
(b) History.
(c) Myrrh.
(d) Truth.

2. According to the narrator, "Women do not write books about ______."
(a) Men.
(b) Literature.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Art.

3. The narrator claims that "it is in our idleness, in our ______, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top."
(a) Hearts.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Anger.
(d) Minds.

4. What does the narrator see that makes her laugh when looking out the window at the Oxbridge luncheon?
(a) A clumsy beadle.
(b) A singing bird.
(c) A cat with no tail.
(d) A kissing couple.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that prunes are not _________.

2. What meanings does the narrator present as possibilities for discussing the lecture topic?

3. According to the narrator, men have often compared the idea of women creating anything like fiction or music to what?

4. Who does the narrator find herself envious of in the museum?

5. What first name does the narrator give herself, even though she says it is unimportant?

(see the answer key)

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