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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 Opening to the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was significant about Johnnetta's position as president of Spelman College?
(a) She was the first African-American to earn the post.
(b) She was the first woman to earn the post.
(c) She was the first African-American AND the first woman to earn the post.
(d) She was the first African-American woman to earn the post.

2. According to Mary, what does a quilt keep out?
(a) The cold.
(b) Sickness.
(c) Change.
(d) Racism.

3. Whose memoir was Mary working on when she first met Ellen in 1983?
(a) Her grandmother's.
(b) Her parents'.
(c) Her own.
(d) Her deceased brother's.

4. Which of the following subjects is of most interest to Joan?
(a) Painting.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Star-gazing.
(d) Dancing.

5. What part of the quilt provides continuity?
(a) The trim.
(b) The backing.
(c) The pieces.
(d) The needle and thread.

Short Answer Questions

1. To Mary, what does American culture mean?

2. Which of the following art forms is NOT one Mary's grandfather collected when she was a child?

3. What does it mean to "compose a life"?

4. How does Mrs. Erickson complete her "creative work"?

5. How does Bateson feel about using a recipe when cooking?

(see the answer key)

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