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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one thing modern day couples need to learn to deal with that couples in the past might not have had to deal with?
(a) Technological advances.
(b) Financial instability.
(c) Misbehaving children.
(d) Sudden life changes.

2. Why does Johnnetta have to look herself in the mirror every morning to remind herself of her new identity?
(a) Because her new identity hasn't sunk in yet.
(b) Because she doesn't feel she deserves her new identity.
(c) Because she doesn't like her new identity.
(d) Because she has short term memory loss.

3. Which of the women adopted a daughter named Sarah late in life?
(a) Mary.
(b) Alice.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Joan.

4. According to Mary, what does a true artist take and turn into a masterpiece?
(a) Reality.
(b) Pain.
(c) Flaws.
(d) Beauty.

5. What does it mean to be a "conserver"?
(a) To recycle past knowledge.
(b) To strive for perfection.
(c) To embrace change in relationships.
(d) To change identity.

6. Which word completes the following sentence: "All of the women in the book have repeatedly salvaged the capacity for ______________ in an imperfect system"?
(a) Commitment.
(b) Dependency.
(c) Romance
(d) Forgiveness.

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

8. Why was Mary given the opportunity to act as president of the college where she worked?
(a) Because the previous president died unexpectedly.
(b) Because she was the only person interested in the position.
(c) Because her fellow employees voted her in.
(d) Because the student body voted her in.

9. What is the name of the homeless shelter that provides shelter and food for as many people as possible, every night?
(a) Oak Valley.
(b) Maple Mountain Resort.
(c) Palm Springs Shelter.
(d) Pine Street Inn.

10. Which of the following items does NOT make up the decoration in Johnnetta's home?
(a) Photographs from home.
(b) Personal furniture.
(c) College antiques.
(d) Family artwork.

11. In what country did Mary spend her high school years?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Israel.
(d) Zimbabwe.

12. Which of the women in the book regularly starts their evening meals with an Armenian prayer?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Alice.
(c) Mary.
(d) Joan.

13. Which of the following women lives in Chestnut Hill, in Boston?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Alice.
(c) Johnnetta.
(d) Mary.

14. Which woman would Mary most likely call "superwoman"?
(a) None of the women.
(b) Herself.
(c) Alice.
(d) Johnnetta.

15. To which of the following activities does Mary compare the process of composing an identity?
(a) Washing windows.
(b) Baking a pastry.
(c) Folding origami.
(d) Learning to iron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following films does Mary use to demonstrate her theories about traditional gender roles?

2. What college did Mary once teach at?

3. According to Mary, what should be the primary concern of any care giver?

4. Which woman struggles with sibling rivalry, and dividing her attention among her children?

5. According to Mary, why don't women go home to relax?

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