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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dorothy Osborne claims that she would not resort to fiction even if she couldn't ________.
(a) Live.
(b) Eat.
(c) Write.
(d) Sleep.

2. In terms of fiction, what things did society deem more important than women's feelings?
(a) Social causes.
(b) Love scenes.
(c) Battle scenes.
(d) Men's thoughts.

3. What is the name of one of the characters in the man's book that the narrator reads as a follow-up to her studies of books by women?
(a) Renee.
(b) Max.
(c) Pheobe.
(d) Judith.

4. Woolf claims that talent cannot be weighed like _________.
(a) Cargo.
(b) Lead.
(c) Curds and whey.
(d) Sugar and butter.

5. To what physical trait does the narrator compare these vanities?
(a) A wart.
(b) A few too many pounds on the hips.
(c) A dark spot at the back of the head.
(d) A pimple.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what holds a novel together?

2. What was the name of Jane Austen's great novel?

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

4. What did Jane Austen do to hide her manuscripts as she wrote them?

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

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