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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 Partnerships.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of America did Johnnetta grow up in?
(a) The North.
(b) The West.
(c) The East.
(d) The South.

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

3. In which state did Mary grow up?
(a) New Brunswick
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) New Hampshire.

4. What does Bateson claim helps a woman "discover underlying convictions that are steady throughout life"?
(a) Extracting common ground.
(b) Honoring generations past.
(c) Living life improvisationally.
(d) Adhering to traditional gender roles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sisters did Ellen have growing up?

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

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

4. To Mary, what does American culture mean?

5. What does Bateson believe will be the result of "a commitment to constantly refocusing one's life"?

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