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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 In the Company of Friends.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Bateson cherish above all else?
(a) Improvisational art.
(b) Individual happiness.
(c) Traditional gender roles.
(d) Static goals.

3. Which of the following metaphors runs through the entire first chapter of the text?
(a) That life is like needlework.
(b) That life is like a box of chocolates.
(c) That life is like building a fire.
(d) That life is like a sunset.

4. How does Bateson feel about using a recipe when cooking?
(a) She encourages women to improvise rather than follow preset plans.
(b) She only follows recipes that have been passed down from generations of women in her family.
(c) She believes following a recipe is the only way of ensuring success.
(d) She believes the choice of wether or not to follow a recipe should be decided by each cook, and shouldn't be mandated by anyone.

5. According to Ellen, why do more women work in the ERs in Boston than men?
(a) Women are given first choice of hours they want to work.
(b) Men are forbidden from working in Boston ERs.
(c) Women want the higher paying hours.
(d) Women don't want to be perceived as weak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Ellen when she was giving a lecture at the Bunting colloquium, which Mary attended?

2. What is Mrs. Erickson's first name?

3. Which of the following women is interested in jewelry making?

4. What was significant about Johnnetta's position as president of Spelman College?

5. What does Alice do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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