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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. What does Bateson claim is the unifying thread of all the women she discusses in the book?
(a) They are all hopeless failures in life, despite having passion for their individual arts.
(b) They are all professionally successful and have wisdom to pass on.
(c) They have all faced frustration and difficult choices.
(d) They are all partners in highly successful marriages.

2. In which state did Mary grow up?
(a) New York.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New Brunswick

3. How was the MIT Alice was very close to killed in New York?
(a) She was hit by a car.
(b) She had a heart attack.
(c) She was shot.
(d) She drown.

4. How many children did Joan and Erik have together?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

5. What devalued the role of "mother" in the mid 1900s?
(a) The fact that fathers wanted nothing to do with it.
(b) The fact that it was unpaid.
(c) The fact that the children often misbehaved.
(d) The fact that women often hated it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade did the consciousness of women begin to be raised about inequality?

2. Which of the following animals does Joan often compare herself to?

3. In which of the following countries did Mary and her husband NEVER live?

4. How old was Joan at the time of her interviews for the book?

5. Which of the women was never an immigrant?

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