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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 Vicissitudes of Commitment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mary, what is the danger in gardening?
(a) Your flowers and produce may never grow.
(b) Your neighbor may covet your garden.
(c) You may have abundant growth that you cannot maintain.
(d) Vandals may steal or destroy your flowers.

2. What does it mean to "compose a life"?
(a) Understanding how individuals are shaped by their parents.
(b) Opening oneself up to the world.
(c) Forgetting history to embrace individualism and self-empowerment.
(d) Collecting pieces from the past to understand today.

3. In which of the following countries did Mary and her husband NEVER live?
(a) Iran.
(b) Philippines.
(c) France.
(d) The United States.

4. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Ellen when she was giving a lecture at the Bunting colloquium, which Mary attended?
(a) Professional.
(b) Passionate.
(c) Flustered.
(d) Concerned.

5. What does Erik do for a living?
(a) He is an actor.
(b) He is an editor.
(c) He is a veterinarian.
(d) He is a pediatrician.

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 of the following nation did many of the immigrants Mary's mother worked with com from?

3. Which of the following subjects is of most interest to Joan?

4. Which of the following statements best describes the five women profiled in this book?

5. In which state did Mary grow up?

(see the answer key)

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