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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say that the women before her were doing instead of earning money?
(a) Serving dinner.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Raising children.

2. Where does the narrator spend the hour she has to spare before lunch at Oxbridge?
(a) In the swimming pool.
(b) In the library.
(c) In front of the chapel.
(d) At home.

3. What year is this story set in?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1860.

4. According to the narrator, what animal has the most eyes of all the animals?
(a) The horse.
(b) The wasp.
(c) The spider.
(d) The fish.

5. Which word best describes the food at the Oxbridge luncheon?
(a) Plain.
(b) Elaborate.
(c) Disgusting.
(d) Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does the narrator think best exemplifies a woman's purpose for a man?

2. What design is on the china at the women's college?

3. What does the narrator compare to the pile of books she gathers to study about women in the museum's library when it is placed on her desk?

4. What occupation does Shakespeare's fictional sister set out to do?

5. The narrator wants to know, among other things, why woman are __________ than/to men.

(see the answer key)

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