View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which college does Johnnetta teach?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Spelman.

2. What does Alice believe is the art form of the 21st century?
(a) Technology.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Gardening.

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

4. In what way did Erik constantly show care for his wife and Mary during their interview sessions?
(a) He regularly told the women how proud he was of them.
(b) He gave the women space to speak in private.
(c) He gave the women should massages.
(d) He regularly brought the women tea.

5. What does Mary compare to "an obese bully"?
(a) An unripe avocado.
(b) An oven.
(c) The Sunday paper.
(d) Her mother-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word completes the following sentence: "All of the women in the book have repeatedly salvaged the capacity for ______________ in an imperfect system"?

2. Why does Johnnetta "whip [her]self with guilt"?

3. What type of flower was planted on Spelman's campus in preparation for the television shoot?

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

5. Which of the following topics is of most interest to Ellen?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 262 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample