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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following women had an obsession with the gypsies as a child?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Johnnetta.
(c) Joan.
(d) Alice.

2. In what country did Johnnetta first experience that race is not "forever and ever"?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Nicaragua.
(c) Russia.
(d) Cuba.

3. According to Bateson, what does American society value above all else?
(a) Education.
(b) Family.
(c) Art.
(d) Money.

4. Which of the following nation did many of the immigrants Mary's mother worked with com from?
(a) East Timor.
(b) South America.
(c) Eastern Europe.
(d) West Africa.

5. How does Mrs. Erickson complete her "creative work"?
(a) On scraps of money.
(b) On scraps of time.
(c) On scraps of paper.
(d) On scraps of food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the women in the book does Bateson claim is the least domestic and never had children?

2. What metaphor does Joan use to describe her relationship with the doctors after the inclusion of her activities program?

3. How many different ways does Johnnetta believe there are to "be black", particularly if one is a black woman?

4. What was significant about Johnnetta's position as president of Spelman College?

5. What was the name of Joan's first book?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Bateson claim she puts her husband's needs before her own?

2. What type of family did Mary Catherine Bateson grow up in?

3. What major breakthrough did Ellen make in her field of psychology?

4. According to Bateson, what is the main struggle of minority children living in America?

5. What conclusion does Mary come to about the success of relationships in academia?

6. How do Joan and Erik collaborate on each other's professional projects?

7. According to Bateson, what role do successful parents play in ensuring, or deterring, the success of their daughters?

8. What was Erik's theory of the life cycle while he was studying under Freud in the West Coast?

9. What is significant about Johnnetta's physical appearance?

10. What is the most significant memory Alice has of her childhood in Rumania?

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