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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the case of Charlotte Bronte, what does the narrator claim Bronte's gender interfered with?
(a) The reader.
(b) The tone of the novel.
(c) Her happiness.
(d) The novel's integrity.

2. To what does the narrator compare compiling information about the day-to-day life of a woman?
(a) Crying wolf.
(b) Rewriting history.
(c) Pulling teeth.
(d) Challenging authority.

3. In what month was Mary Carmichael's book published?
(a) July.
(b) October.
(c) May.
(d) November.

4. Where does the narrator go after leaving the museum?
(a) To the college.
(b) To have lunch.
(c) Home.
(d) To her mother's house.

5. How does the narrator address Carmichael?
(a) As if she were in the room with her.
(b) Respectfully.
(c) Rudely.
(d) As if she were dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which side of their brains does the narrator say men are now writing?

2. What is Carmichael's novel called?

3. What age does the narrator say has been the most sex-conscious?

4. What does the narrator say about Shakespeare's mother?

5. Why did Behn start writing for money?

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