Shakespeare's Sister

In her essay ''Shakespeare's Sister'', what prompt Virginia Woolf's musings about Shakespeare's sister?

• a bishop's statement

• something she reads in a play

• an invitation to a speaking engagement

• her admiration for the works of Shakespeare

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

In ''Shakespeare's Sister'', what does Woolf suggest was the main reason a woman in Shakespeare's day could never have written plays like Shakespeare's?

• lack of experience

• financial hardship

• lack of ambition

• social strictures

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which of these adjectives BEST describes the imaginary character of Judith Shakespeare in ''Shakespeare's Sister''?

• loyal

• talented

• obedient

• adventurous

• Both 'B' and 'D

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.W.11-12.9

Given the details in ''Shakespeare's Sister'', the statement that MOST ACCURATELY reflects the situation of women in the England of Shakespeare's day is _________.

• ''Most women received an excellent classical education.''

• ''Many women were allowed to choose their husbands.''

• ''Few women could fulfill their artistic ambition.''

• ''No woman would be permitted to rule the nation.''

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2