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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 Caretaking.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Alice when her younger brother was born?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Fourteen.

2. In what situation does Mary describe men act as caregivers?
(a) All of the above.
(b) In war.
(c) In marriage.
(d) In fatherhood.

3. Which of the following women had an obsession with the gypsies as a child?
(a) Johnnetta.
(b) Alice.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Joan.

4. Which of the following best describes the way the women in the text will "compose their lives"?
(a) Historically.
(b) Improvisationally.
(c) Strictly.
(d) Traditionally.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following women is not married to her partner??

2. Which of the following values does Bateson say is "inappropriate in today's constantly changing world"?

3. What does Bateson describe as a constant riddle?

4. 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?

5. What devalued the role of "mother" in the mid 1900s?

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