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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase in Carmichael's novel startles the narrator and starts her reflection on women as characters?
(a) "The women were angry."
(b) "Chloe loved Roger."
(c) "Chloe liked Olivia."
(d) "I like men."

2. What first name does the narrator give herself, even though she says it is unimportant?
(a) Alice.
(b) Joyce.
(c) Mary.
(d) Virginia.

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

4. From what social class is Lady Winchilsea?
(a) Middle.
(b) Merchant.
(c) American.
(d) Noble.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the "genre" of Dorothy Osborne's writing?

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

3. What things does Carmichael not possess enough of, according to the narrator?

4. To what city does Shakespeare's fictional sister set out after leaving home?

5. The narrator says that "the majority of women are neither _______ nor courtesans."

(see the answer key)

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