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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What reaction does the predominance of the perceived "shadow" cause in the narrator as she reads the man's novel in Chapter 6?
(a) Rage.
(b) Pity.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Jealousy.

3. Who is the author of Jane Eyre?
(a) Jane Austen.
(b) Virginia Woolf.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Charlotte Bronte.

4. In how many years does the narrator expect for writers like Carmichael to become great?
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

5. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) May 1, 1908.
(b) December 25, 1954.
(c) October 26, 1928.
(d) April 5, 1776.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the sight of a woman "creating in a different medium than his own" does to a man?

2. In what century does the narrator believe women finally became complex characters in fiction?

3. What does Woolf list as examples of excuses women will use not to write?

4. The narrator contemplates the "unity of the ______" as she observes the rhythm of life on the streets below.

5. What does the narrator say Carmichael is definitely NOT?

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