Shakespeare's Sister

What prompts Virginia Woolf to write "Shakespeare's Sister"?

• her admiration for Shakespeare's works

• an invitation to a wedding

• something she reads in a book

• a bishop's statement

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According to Woolf, what is the main reason a female Shakespeare is impossible?

• financial hardships

• social strictures

• lack of experience

• lack of ambition

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a forward-thinking English writer of the 20th century

• William Shakespeare
• Virginia Woolf
• Emily Dickinson
• Langston Hughes

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a short piece of non-fiction writing that examines a single subject from a limited point of view

• essay
• poem
• theme
• novel

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the central idea or insight about human experience revealed in a work of literature

• theme
• discrimination
• essay
• figurative language

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How many women acted in Shakespeare's plays during his lifetime?

• None
• 1
• 254
• more than 500

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the unjust treatment of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or gender

• servile
• notorious
• discrimination
• oppressed

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Where is Shakespeare from?

• America
• Ireland
• England
• Germany

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What prompts the author's musings about Shakespeare's sister?

• a bishop's statement

• her love of Shakespeare's works

• something she reads in a play

• an invitation to a speaking engagement

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Which of these adjectives BEST describe "Judith" Shakespeare? Choose 2

• loyal

• talented

• adventurous

• kindhearted

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