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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 Give and Take.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the past, what was valued above all else in one's life?
(a) Religion.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Stability.

2. What religion did all four of Mary's grandparents follow?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Atheism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Buddhism.

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

4. What type of poetry was Mary studying when she first met her husband, Barkev?
(a) British rhyming slang.
(b) Japanese haiku.
(c) Arabic poetry.
(d) Shakespearean verse.

5. How was the MIT Alice was very close to killed in New York?
(a) She was shot.
(b) She was hit by a car.
(c) She had a heart attack.
(d) She drown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many different ways does Johnnetta believe there are to "be black", particularly if one is a black woman?

2. Which woman did Mary have a particularly difficult time connecting with during her interviews?

3. What article of clothing did Johnnetta receive as a joke from not one but two friends after earning her position as president of Spelman College?

4. To Mary, what does American culture mean?

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

(see the answer key)

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