View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what city does Shakespeare's fictional sister set out after leaving home?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Rome.

2. In Chapter 2, what bill does the narrator give the waiter to pay for her meal?
(a) One hundred dollar.
(b) Five shilling.
(c) One dollar.
(d) Ten shilling.

3. In the age of Shakespeare, what does the narrator claim it would have been impossible for women to do?
(a) Get a cat.
(b) Attend college.
(c) Write the plays of Shakespeare.
(d) Marry into money.

4. What does the narrator compare to the feeling of having had a good meal and good conversation?
(a) A happy child.
(b) A good night's rest.
(c) A fine wine.
(d) A lamp in the spine.

5. What does the narrator compare to the pile of books she gathers to study about women in the museum's library when it is placed on her desk?
(a) A gift from Heaven.
(b) Manure.
(c) An avalanche.
(d) A loadstone.

6. The narrator finds that the woman "pervades _________ from cover to cover;"
(a) History.
(b) Romance.
(c) The news.
(d) Poetry.

7. What does the narrator find fascinating about all the books written about women?
(a) That there are so few available.
(b) That they are all so good.
(c) That they are all 100 years old.
(d) That there are so many written by men.

8. What writer does the narrator list as one whose self-consciousness the reader is aware of?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Flaubert.
(c) Keats.
(d) Rousseau.

9. According to the narrator's research, what practice is common in the treatment of women throughout history?
(a) Verbal abuse.
(b) Love-making.
(c) Wife-beating.
(d) Writing about marriage.

10. What color is "the light of emotion?"
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

11. What time is dinner being served at Fernham?
(a) 7:30 pm.
(b) 6:00 pm.
(c) 8:00 pm.
(d) 5:15 pm.

12. What object does the narrator think best exemplifies a woman's purpose for a man?
(a) A porcelain doll.
(b) A mule.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A garden tool.

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

14. What does the narrator say that the women before her were doing instead of earning money?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Raising children.
(d) Serving dinner.

15. Who does the narrator find herself envious of in the museum?
(a) The person reading next to her.
(b) Her friend Mary.
(c) Her husband.
(d) A fly on the wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare compiling information about the day-to-day life of a woman?

2. What design is on the china at the women's college?

3. What is the source of the narrator's income?

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

5. What subject does the narrator's friend teach at the women's college?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 442 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample