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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the friend who the narrator visits with after dinner at Fernham?
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) Mary Seton.
(c) Olivia Price.
(d) Joyce Brown.

2. How many children did "Mrs. Seton" have?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 13.

3. To the narrator, excluding women from history makes it seem "unreal" and "________."
(a) Inventive.
(b) Chauvinistic.
(c) Happy.
(d) Lop-sided.

4. What common factor is there in all of the writings the narrator reads about women?
(a) Nothing. Each scholar has a differing opinion on them.
(b) They are all written by women.
(c) They all claim that women are inferior.
(d) They are all written by the same person.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the fictional tale of Shakespeare's sister, how old is she when she leaves home?

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

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

4. Where does the narrator go after leaving the museum?

5. To what does the narrator compare compiling information about the day-to-day life of a woman?

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