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

Short Answer Questions

1. The effect of masculinity upon poetry is different from its effect on the _____.

2. For how much did Bronte sell the copyright of her novels?

3. The narrator claims that a book is built of "_________ built...into arcades or domes."

4. What three things are brought together by the "stream" of life on the street?

5. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the purpose or main thesis of A Room of One's Own? What evidence does Woolf provide to support her thesis?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the evolution of women as the narrator takes the reader through it. Include a discussion of women as characters as well as writers.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the difference between women in history and women in fiction that the narrator discovers. Why does such a difference exist? What reasons does the narrator provide or hint at?

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