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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator says that Dorothy Osborne had a talent for what?
(a) Painting.
(b) Framing a sentence.
(c) Inventing a word.
(d) Singing.

3. For how much did Bronte sell the copyright of her novels?
(a) 500 pounds.
(b) 5,000 dollars.
(c) 1,500 pounds.
(d) Six pence.

4. 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."

5. What trait does the narrator ascribe to male writers?
(a) Humility.
(b) Anonymity.
(c) Anger.
(d) Vanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tone best describes the poetry of Lady Winchilsea?

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

3. What is one thing the narrator compares the big city she is visiting to?

4. The narrator claims that a book is built of "_________ built...into arcades or domes."

5. What is the name of Shakespeare's fictional sister?

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