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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poet does the narrator recite to herself when leaving the luncheon, thinking that men must have hummed at parties before the war?
(a) Frost.
(b) Keats.
(c) Tennyson.
(d) Williams.

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

3. Where does the narrator go after visiting Oxbridge and Fernham?
(a) Paris.
(b) Italy.
(c) London.
(d) Tennessee.

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

5. What occupation does Shakespeare's fictional sister set out to do?
(a) Writer.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Seamstress.
(d) Actress.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what does a woman with creative talent inevitably lose?

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

3. What does the narrator say about Shakespeare's mother?

4. The narrator claims to be seeking "the essential oil of _________" in the museum.

5. What does the narrator find fascinating about all the books written about women?

(see the answer key)

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