In her essay “Professions for Women,” Virginia Woolf admits that she was so tormented by “the shadow of [this figure’s] wings” and “the rustling of her skirts” that “at last I killed her.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this conceptual figure who embodies an ideal of Victorian womanhood. This figure titles a narrative poem by Coventry Patmore, which was inspired by the devotion of his wife Emily Augusta.
ANSWER: the angel in the house [prompt on angel]
[10e] This author’s essay “The Extinct Angel” describes how the race of the angel in the house has died out. This author also wrote the story “The Yellow Wallpaper.”
ANSWER: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
[10m] Elaine Showalter’s essay “Killing the Angel in the House” examines the sexist backlash against a writer with this surname for her novel The Group. Another writer with this surname created John Grady Cole, who travels to Mexico to become a rancher.
ANSWER: McCarthy [accept Mary McCarthy or Cormac McCarthy] (The second sentence is from All the Pretty Horses.)
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