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The Odd Woman And The City by Vivian Gornick
  • 1. What is the primary theme of 'The Odd Woman And The City'?
A) Loneliness and connection
B) Career success
C) Friendship development
D) Family dynamics
  • 2. Who is the author of 'The Odd Woman And The City'?
A) Joan Didion
B) Susan Sontag
C) Zadie Smith
D) Vivian Gornick
  • 3. What literary style is prominent in 'The Odd Woman And The City'?
A) Short stories
B) Novel
C) Personal essay
D) Poetry
  • 4. What does Gornick reveal about her own life in the book?
A) Her struggles with identity
B) Her childhood memories exclusively
C) Her travels around the world
D) Her financial success
  • 5. Gornick often uses what to illustrate her points?
A) Fictional characters
B) Statistical data
C) Historical documents
D) Personal anecdotes
  • 6. How does Gornick view loneliness?
A) As an inherent part of life
B) As rare and unfortunate
C) As weakness
D) As a condition to be cured
  • 7. In her essays, Gornick often discusses her relationship with which historical figure?
A) Simone de Beauvoir
B) Her mother
C) Virginia Woolf
D) Emily Dickinson
  • 8. What does Gornick say about the city in her essays?
A) It's always welcoming
B) It's dangerous and hostile
C) It's primarily a place for work
D) It reflects her inner life
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