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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which hospital did Joan first create an activities program?
(a) Riggs.
(b) Siggs.
(c) Higgs.
(d) Diggs.

2. Which of the following characteristics most drew Alice to Jack when they met?
(a) His love for animals.
(b) His artistic passion.
(c) His dashing good looks.
(d) His generous bank account.

3. Which of the following minority groups does Bateson NOT explicitly discuss in her explanation of the inequalities in society?
(a) Women.
(b) African-Americans.
(c) Asian-Americans.
(d) Latinos.

4. What does Bateson claim is the next step to improving societal relations?
(a) Mandating societal reform to ensure equality for all.
(b) Traveling the world to understand the ways different societies work.
(c) Returning to the societal precedents set into place by our forefathers in the Constitution.
(d) Recognizing the values in different societies and incorporating those values into our own society.

5. In which state did Mary grow up?
(a) New York.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New Brunswick

6. What part of the quilt provides continuity?
(a) The backing.
(b) The trim.
(c) The needle and thread.
(d) The pieces.

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

8. Which of the women coined the term "tweeded"?
(a) Johnnetta.
(b) Joan.
(c) Alice.
(d) Mary.

9. Which of the following is NOT a way Mary lists as a reason for asymmetry in a relationship?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Intellegence.
(c) Romance.
(d) Strength.

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

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

12. What does the term "tweeded" refer to?
(a) All of the answers are true.
(b) An aversion to change.
(c) A manner of dress.
(d) A mindset.

13. At which college does Johnnetta teach?
(a) Spelman.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Oxford.

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

15. Which woman did Mary have a particularly difficult time connecting with during her interviews?
(a) Joan.
(b) Alice.
(c) She had trouble connecting with each of the women.
(d) Johnnetta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does Joan use to describe her relationship with the doctors after the inclusion of her activities program?

2. Whose memoir was Mary working on when she first met Ellen in 1983?

3. Whose point of view concludes chapter four?

4. What is the name of Jack's wife?

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

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