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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mary, when should caretaking be done?
(a) All the time, every day.
(b) When one has the means to give.
(c) Whenever there is need in the world.
(d) When family members request it.

2. How many faculty members worked below Mary at the college where she once worked?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

3. In what situation does Mary describe men act as caregivers?
(a) In fatherhood.
(b) In war.
(c) All of the above.
(d) In marriage.

4. In what decade did family shelters first start to pop up in Boston?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1980s.

5. Who wrote the book "Childhood and Society"?
(a) Bill Billson.
(b) Erik Erickson.
(c) John Johnson.
(d) Tom Tomson.

6. Which word completes the following sentence, "Caretaking is always a __________________ relationship"?
(a) Selfless.
(b) Complimentary.
(c) Honorary.
(d) Dependent.

7. According to Mary, what is the one thing all five women in the book are striving for?
(a) Synergy.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Perfection.
(d) Fame.

8. What does Mary hope will be the topic of her next book?
(a) Friendship and poetry.
(b) Parenting.
(c) Mary does not intend to write another book.
(d) The Middle East.

9. In what country was Erik, Joan's husband, born?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Austria.
(d) Denmark.

10. Why does Johnnetta "whip [her]self with guilt"?
(a) For quitting her job to care for her children.
(b) For separating from her first husband.
(c) For not investing her money wisely.
(d) For not being a full time mother.

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

12. Which of the following is NOT a sickness Joan's children suffered from when they were young?
(a) Chicken pox.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Measles.
(d) Mumps

13. Which word fills in the following sentence from the final chapter in "Composing a Life": All five women live with high levels of _____________?
(a) Ambiguity.
(b) Affection.
(c) Ambition.
(d) Adamance.

14. By enriching their lives, what else are the women in the book enriching?
(a) History.
(b) The earth.
(c) Their legacies.
(d) All female kind.

15. To what does Mary compare the experience of being nominated for presidency but never taking the position?
(a) A piece of classical music.
(b) A death.
(c) A band-aid.
(d) A natural disaster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the women in the book regularly starts their evening meals with an Armenian prayer?

2. What does Mary say Ellen's home "cries out for"?

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

4. In what situation does Mary describe children as caregivers?

5. 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?

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