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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men figure out they will be doing at the tables?
(a) Studying the local language.
(b) Playing games.
(c) Drawing maps of the outside world.
(d) Writing letters to their families.

2. Which activity is used by the guards to pass time?
(a) Painting.
(b) Knitting.
(c) Letter writing.
(d) Gardening.

3. What was the name of the author's first born daughter?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Maryann.

4. Where do the men see three figures in Chapter 2?
(a) Walking in a clearing.
(b) In the river.
(c) In a tree.
(d) Following behind them.

5. What is the name of the temple built to honor the Goddess of Motherhood?
(a) The Temple of Mian.
(b) The Temple of Mira.
(c) The Temple of Maaia.
(d) The Temple of Mo'rell

Short Answer Questions

1. What impresses Jeff upon waking in Chapter 3?

2. What genre of fiction does "Herland" belong to?

3. What is Terry's principal complaint in life?

4. What is Vandyck's surname?

5. As far as Terry is concerned, what are the only women worth knowing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the tutors tell the men when they are returned to their prison?

2. As time goes on, how do the men come to feel about their tutors?

3. Why did Gilman take her own life?

4. What does Somel explain about animals in her country?

5. What do the men think of the games that the guards play?

6. What was Gilman's childhood like?

7. Who do the men meet while walking through the forest in Chapter 2?

8. What punishment do the men receive for their escape attempt?

9. Why do Vandyck and his friends believe there must be men in the society? Where do they suppose the men might live?

10. What do the men notice about the forest that they walk through in Chapter 2?

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