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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did writing become with the example of Behn?

2. What does the narrator find awkward about Carmichael's writing?

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

4. Dorothy Osborne claims that she would not resort to fiction even if she couldn't ________.

5. To what does Woolf compare Fascist poetry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the major differences between Oxbridge and Fernham as they relate to the larger theme of the inequality of the sexes during the time period examined by the narrator. What other examples of disparate treatment does the narrator provide? How is inequality evident throughout the time periods readers are exposed to in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of structure, integrity, and experience in creating fiction. What were the differences in how women approached these things vs. men?

Essay Topic 3

Is A Room of One's Own a work of fiction, or merely an essay? Discuss the structure of the story and the elements of fiction within it.

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