Queer Women's Literature Quiz Part 1

1. Virginia Woolf wrote “Orlando” as a tribute to her lover. Who?

A. Vita Sackville-West

B. Angela Buckingham

C. Nicola Bloom

D. Nina Hamnett

2. Willa Cather was born in what state?

A. Nebraska

B. Ohio

C. Virginia

D. Vermont

3. Who wrote La Batarde?

A. Anis Nin

B. Margaret Lowe

C. Violet Leduc

D. Simone de Beauvoir

4. According to Anais Nin’s diary, both she and Henry Miller had

an affair with this woman…

A. Lily

B. June

C. Beatrice

D. Ana

5. What is the famous novel written about two French schoolgirls?

A. Natalie and Jeannie

B. Therese and Isabelle

C. Aimee and Lula

D. Claire and Elena

6. Who wrote “Surpassing the Love of Men?”

A. Nella Larson

B. Jane Rule

C. May Sarton

D. Lillian Faderman

Answers: 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. D