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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jack live?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Boston.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Cambridge.

2. Which of the following subjects is of most interest to Joan?
(a) Hiking.
(b) Painting.
(c) Star-gazing.
(d) Dancing.

3. Alongside her activities program, what else does Joan believe her patients need to heal?
(a) Time.
(b) Love.
(c) Therapy.
(d) Medicine.

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

5. Which word completes the following sentence, "Caretaking is always a __________________ relationship"?
(a) Complimentary.
(b) Honorary.
(c) Dependent.
(d) Selfless.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As a child, what did Ellen want to be when she grew up?

3. Whose home does Mary think "signifies society's ideas about status, education, and family"?

4. Which of the women in the book does Bateson claim is the least domestic and never had children?

5. Why was Mary jealous of her colleagues when she was living in Amherst?

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