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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. 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) Women don't want to be perceived as weak.
(c) Men are forbidden from working in Boston ERs.
(d) Women want the higher paying hours.

2. Which popular television program filmed at Spelman College weeks before Johnnetta earned her post?
(a) The Cosby Show.
(b) The Parkers.
(c) Sanford and Sons
(d) Diff'rent Strokes.

3. Which of the following women is interested in jewelry making?
(a) Alice.
(b) Johnnetta.
(c) Joan.
(d) Ellen.

4. How does Bateson feel about using a recipe when cooking?
(a) She encourages women to improvise rather than follow preset plans.
(b) She believes following a recipe is the only way of ensuring success.
(c) 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.
(d) She only follows recipes that have been passed down from generations of women in her family.

5. What is Mrs. Erickson's first name?
(a) Janet.
(b) Julie.
(c) Joan.
(d) Jane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Joan's first book?

2. How many role models does Bateson believe each woman should have in her life?

3. Whose memoir was Mary working on when she first met Ellen in 1983?

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

5. Which of the following types of individuals tend to avoid "traditional" lives?

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