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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. In Chapter 7, what do the men learn the women in Herland do not have?

2. Who accompanies the men on their tour of the country?

3. What is Ellador's job in Herland?

4. What does Ellador tell Vandyke her religion lacks?

5. What sense does Vandyke say the men lacked in their marriages?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, why has Terry sunk in the esteem of his friends?

2. Why does the Herland religion lack horrifying ideas? What does Ellador think about the tendency for other religions to hold onto old ideas?

3. Why did Herland come to rely on food-bearing trees for its food supply?

4. How did Ellador become a forester?

5. When Ellador is upset in Chapter 10, what does the wise woman in the temple tell her?

6. What is the men's view of a wife's role in marriage? After their marriages, how do their wives fail to meet the men's expectations?

7. Why is it necessary for the women of Herland to control their population? How do they do this?

8. What are the two core concepts of Herland's society as described in Chapter 7?

9. In Chapter 9, what do we learn girls in Herland are taught to think about themselves while growing up?

10. What displeases the women about marriage in the outside world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Gilman's use of foreshadowing in "Herland." What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel and what are these examples hinting at?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of motherhood in Herland. Why has motherhood become so significant in this society? In what ways does life in Herland evolve around the birthing and rearing of children?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of freedom in the novel "Herland." Which characters desire their freedom? Why have they been captured? How do they try to get away?

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