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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the narrator, "Women do not write books about ______."
2. The narrator wants to know, among other things, why woman are __________ than/to men.
3. What is the title of the work by the angry Professor von X.?
4. After failing to find answers in other areas, what does the narrator look into upon her return to the British Museum?
5. During which month does the narrator visit the two colleges?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the narrator turned away from the library at Oxbridge?
2. What major differences does the narrator find between women in fiction and women in history?
3. What evidence does the narrator point to that women were not in an unimpeded, incandescent state of mind conducive to writing poetry in the Elizabethan era?
4. What things are important to a great novel, according to the narrator?
5. What do Lady Winchilsea and Margaret of Newcastle have in common?
6. According to the narrator, what impact does vanity have upon creative works?
7. What does the narrator say women writers will begin addressing, as men have done to them?
8. What effect does the narrator believe that time will have on the role of women in society.
9. What are Woolf's closing remarks about Judith?
10. What happens once Mary Beton/the narrator's narrative ends?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what ways do readers react to literature? Discuss what the narrator shares about how we respond to style, what readers will accept from a story, etc.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the shift in point of view that takes place at the end of the novel. Why is it important? How does Woolf address potential critics? What does she reveal as the motive for this lecture?
Essay Topic 3
Does money truly lead to freedom? How does this concept apply across both genders? How does having a fixed income inhibit or expand the narrator's ability to draw conclusions about women and fiction?
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