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Reading Comprehension Quiz (Judy Brady, “I Want a Wife”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

Judy Brady, “I Want a Wife”

Read “I Want a Wife” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question 8.33 Why might Brady have capitalized the word “Wife” in the second sentence?

1. Why might Brady have capitalized the word “Wife” in the second sentence?

It is a proper noun.

She wants to make a point that the role is now more than just a label.

Capitalization rules were different during the 1970s.

All of the above.

Question 8.34 Describe the tone of this essay.

2. Describe the tone of this essay.

sarcastic

desperate

horrified

benevolent

Question 8.35 In suggesting that she would like a “wife,” what is Brady saying about women during this time period?

3. In suggesting that she would like a “wife,” what is Brady saying about women during this time period?

The life of the wife was one that was very easy and pleasant.

Wives were often seen as working extremely hard and were frequently recognized for their work.

Women of the 1970s were very open about gender roles and the rules of marriage.

Women who entered into marriage during this era were seen as little more than slaves.

Question 8.36 In writing this piece, Brady focuses on the expected behaviors of the wife in the marriage relationship. Why does she not focus also on the role of the husband?

4. In writing this piece, Brady focuses on the expected behaviors of the wife in the marriage relationship. Why does she not focus also on the role of the husband?

It would be counterproductive to her tone and point of the essay.

In choosing satire, the normal rules of argumentation are subverted and she is allowed to make an unbalanced argument.

Brady is not looking for an additional husband because from what she has related, they require a lot from their wives.

All of the above.

Question 8.37 What are we to infer about Brady’s attitudes regarding the roles of husbands and wives?

5. What are we to infer about Brady’s attitudes regarding the roles of husbands and wives?

She sees both roles sharing equal responsibilities and work in the relationship.

She hates the role of being a wife and hopes to divorce and find her own wife.

She sees that there is an imbalance of work and responsibility with the wife having to work much harder than the husband.

She thinks that the husband works very hard and she should support him in all that he does.

Question 8.38 A rhetorical strategy that Brady employs in this article is

6. A rhetorical strategy that Brady employs in this article is

repetition.

sarcasm.

paradox.

All of the above.

Question 8.39 Why does Brady indicate, in paragraph 1, that she is a mother?

7. Why does Brady indicate, in paragraph 1, that she is a mother?

Because of the time when she wrote the essay, it might have been assumed that she was a lesbian.

Because this is a fact she celebrates throughout the essay.

Because one of the points she stresses is that mothers need more help than other housewives.

As a feminist, she wanted to indicate that she was training her children correctly.

Question 8.40 This article was reprinted in MS. magazine in 1990. What does this indicate about the status of women from the first publication?

8. This article was reprinted in Ms. magazine in 1990. What does this indicate about the status of women from the first publication?

Women in the 1990s were better able to understand the sarcasm.

The women of 1990 were fighting many of the same struggles that the women of 1971 had faced.

The women running the magazine wanted to celebrate the excellence of the essay.

None of the above.