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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Up until Behn, what did female writers lack?
(a) Talent.
(b) A name.
(c) A voice.
(d) An audience.

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

3. The narrator says that prunes are not _________.
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Tasty.
(d) Food.

4. The narrator says that "the majority of women are neither _______ nor courtesans."
(a) Harlots.
(b) Nobles.
(c) Weaklings.
(d) Artists.

5. According to the narrator, what does a woman with creative talent inevitably lose?
(a) Her lover.
(b) Her mind.
(c) Her talent.
(d) Her life.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator finds that the woman "is all but absent from ________."

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

3. From what social class is Lady Winchilsea?

4. What is the name of the stage manager who gets Shakespeare's fictional sister pregnant?

5. Which museum does the narrator visit in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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