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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 Vicissitudes of Commitment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following riddles is NOT included in the first chapter of the text?
(a) How is a woman like a soldier?
(b) How is a canning jar like a jazz musician?
(c) Why is a raven like a writing desk?
(d) Why is designing a computer program like caring for an infant?

2. Whose home does Mary think "signifies society's ideas about status, education, and family"?
(a) Alice.
(b) Joan's.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Johnnetta's.

3. How many families does the Project Hope shelter take in at one time?
(a) 4-6 families.
(b) 10-12 families.
(c) 8-10 families.
(d) 6-8 families.

4. Which of the women was never an immigrant?
(a) Joan.
(b) Johnnetta.
(c) Alice.
(d) Jean.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following films does Mary use to demonstrate her theories about traditional gender roles?

2. In what state is Spelman College located?

3. Which woman struggles with sibling rivalry, and dividing her attention among her children?

4. Which of the following best describes the way the women in the text will "compose their lives"?

5. Which popular television program filmed at Spelman College weeks before Johnnetta earned her post?

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