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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 Making and Keeping.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following women lives in Chestnut Hill, in Boston?
(a) Alice.
(b) Mary.
(c) Johnnetta.
(d) Ellen.

2. What does it mean to "compose a life"?
(a) Understanding how individuals are shaped by their parents.
(b) Opening oneself up to the world.
(c) Collecting pieces from the past to understand today.
(d) Forgetting history to embrace individualism and self-empowerment.

3. What does Mary say Ellen's home "cries out for"?
(a) A child.
(b) A heart.
(c) A maid.
(d) A tribe.

4. What religion did all four of Mary's grandparents follow?
(a) Islam.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Atheism.

5. Why was Mary jealous of her colleagues when she was living in Amherst?
(a) Because they all love their jobs.
(b) Because they are all able to have children.
(c) Because they all have happy marriages.
(d) Because they could relax at home after work.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ellen, why do more women work in the ERs in Boston than men?

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

3. Who does Mary claim creates the most amount of work for a woman in the household?

4. In which country did Alice grow up?

5. According to Mary, why did many women get married before the intellectual movement?

(see the answer key)

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