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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the women Mary interviewed is the oldest woman in the book?
(a) Johnnetta.
(b) Joan.
(c) Alice.
(d) Ellen.

2. How does Mrs. Erickson complete her "creative work"?
(a) On scraps of time.
(b) On scraps of paper.
(c) On scraps of money.
(d) On scraps of food.

3. Throughout the course of the book, how many women's lives will be studied?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

4. According to Mary, why don't women go home to relax?
(a) Because they often dislike the company of their families.
(b) Because women are never given the luxury of relaxation.
(c) Because a home can be confining.
(d) Because they have too many responsibilities at home.

5. What is the only way an asymmetrical relationship to work?
(a) If both partners take what they need from the other.
(b) If one partner exerts power over the other.
(c) If each partner gives of themselves openly and willingly.
(d) If both partners work individually to achieve their own happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following models does Bateson believe women should follow when forming their gender roles?

2. Which of the following minority groups does Bateson NOT explicitly discuss in her explanation of the inequalities in society?

3. What subject does Mary tackle with her metaphor of a "crazy quilt"?

4. What does Mary compare to "an obese bully"?

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

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