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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What class of women in particular does the narrator claim is absent from history?
(a) Working-class.
(b) Middle-class.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Educated.

3. According to the narrator, which animal lives the longest of all animals?
(a) The anteater.
(b) The horse.
(c) The elephant.
(d) The fish.

4. In the fictional tale of Shakespeare's sister, how old is she when she leaves home?
(a) Not yet seventeen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Almost twenty.
(d) Fifteen.

5. While reading the newspaper, what is the narrator reminded of?
(a) That England is full of women.
(b) That she has not done any work.
(c) That England is under the rule of a patriarchy.
(d) That she is alone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the narrator, "Women do not write books about ______."

3. Which word best describes the food at the Oxbridge luncheon?

4. The writing of the Duchess compares the lives of women to those of what animals?

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

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