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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To the narrator, excluding women from history makes it seem "unreal" and "________."
(a) Lop-sided.
(b) Happy.
(c) Inventive.
(d) Chauvinistic.

2. What did women writers do before the eighteenth century to disguise their genders?
(a) Never published their work.
(b) Burned books in libraries.
(c) Wrote under a man's name.
(d) Wore hats.

3. What does a woman need in order to write fiction, according to Woolf?
(a) A college education.
(b) A loving husband.
(c) A pen and paper.
(d) Some money and a room of her own.

4. The narrator claims to be seeking "the essential oil of _________" in the museum.
(a) Love.
(b) History.
(c) Truth.
(d) Myrrh.

5. After failing to find answers in other areas, what does the narrator look into upon her return to the British Museum?
(a) Art.
(b) History.
(c) Television.
(d) Poetry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is "the light of emotion?"

3. What quote from Pope does the narrator cite regarding women?

4. While reading the newspaper, what is the narrator reminded of?

5. According to the narrator, what animal has the most eyes of all the animals?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the narrator, what challenges will Mary Carmichael face as a writer?

2. What does the narrator find remarkable about all the books written about women?

3. According to the narrator, what impact does vanity have upon creative works?

4. Even though they originally were drawn to poetry, why does the narrator say women wrote novels?

5. What does the narrator consider as something that men seek in relationships with women?

6. Why does the narrator have trouble making notes about her research in Chapter 2?

7. What is served for lunch at the men's college?

8. Where, according to the narrator, did Jane Austen write?

9. What motives does Woolf reveal for her lecture?

10. What are some arguments Woolf gives against the criticisms of her narrative?

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