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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bateson, what does American society value above all else?
(a) Education.
(b) Money.
(c) Family.
(d) Art.

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

3. What type of poetry was Mary studying when she first met her husband, Barkev?
(a) British rhyming slang.
(b) Shakespearean verse.
(c) Arabic poetry.
(d) Japanese haiku.

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

5. What does Bateson believe will be the result of "a commitment to constantly refocusing one's life"?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Failure.
(c) Ultimate success.
(d) Social freedom.

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

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

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

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

10. Which of Bateson's parents left for long work duties during the war?
(a) Her father.
(b) Both her parents.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Neither of her parents.

11. How many children did Joan and Erik have together?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

12. What subject does Mary tackle with her metaphor of a "crazy quilt"?
(a) Communications.
(b) Culture.
(c) Romance.
(d) Society.

13. According to Bateson, what do humans tend to believe about society?
(a) Humans tend to believe that animal societies exhibit characteristics that mirror our own.
(b) Humans tend to believe the norms of their own society are norms.
(c) Humans tend to believe that xenophobia endangers evolution.
(d) Humans tend to believe that travel is the best way to broaden cultural knowledge.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city were Joan and Erik married?

2. What does Johnnetta say asking someone to change curriculum is like?

3. What religion did all four of Mary's grandparents follow?

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

5. Which of the following women is interested in jewelry making?

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