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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Growing Up and Growing Old.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rudyard Kipling say over and over about The Female of The Species?
(a) It is more deadly than the male.
(b) It has a stronger heart.
(c) It lives not in fear.
(d) It can protect better.

2. In To My Dear and Loving Husband, how does the woman hope to stay with her husband after death?
(a) By getting married.
(b) By staying faithful.
(c) By dying together.
(d) By loving him so intensely.

3. Whom does Kennedy talk about in the introduction to the section about beauty?
(a) His sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her best friend.

4. What animal is described in The Female of The Species?
(a) Cobras.
(b) Bears.
(c) Cats.
(d) Wolves.

5. What is the first step toward adulthood in You Begin?
(a) Potty training.
(b) Writing letters.
(c) Breaking rules.
(d) Telling a lie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Summer Day?

2. What is the tone of Bra Shopping?

3. Who is described in the first poem of the section on beauty?

4. In The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, the countess says she was wounded with __________.

5. What kind of jewelery is mentioned in Puberty--With Capital Letters?

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