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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. How old was Joan at the time of her interviews for the book?
(a) 70.
(b) 80.
(c) 50.
(d) 60.

2. According to Bateson, in what way is modern day life similar to studying a foreign language?
(a) Both transplant learners into unexpected terrain.
(b) Both combine familiar components in unique ways.
(c) Both require studious exploration f or success.
(d) Both can be disorientating and alienating.

3. Which of the following topics is of most interest to Ellen?
(a) World hunger.
(b) Homelessness.
(c) Drug safety and administration.
(d) Animal welfare.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Ellen, why do more women work in the ERs in Boston than men?

3. Throughout the course of the book, how many women's lives will be studied?

4. Which of the following metaphors runs through the entire first chapter of the text?

5. Which of the following women had an obsession with the gypsies as a child?

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