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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mary, what is the one thing productivity hinges on?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Passion.
(c) Flexibility.
(d) Perseverance.

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

3. What genre is "The Ode of Imru'u I-Qays"?
(a) It is an essay.
(b) It is a poem.
(c) It is a play.
(d) It is a short-story.

4. To what food item did Joan compare her first home with Erik?
(a) A peanut.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A head of lettuce.
(d) An egg.

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?
(a) Financial instability.
(b) Misbehaving children.
(c) Sudden life changes.
(d) Technological advances.

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

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

8. Which of the women identifies herself primarily as a dancer?
(a) Alice.
(b) Johnnetta.
(c) Mary.
(d) Joan.

9. Which of the following activities helps Johnnetta deal with her stress?
(a) Walking.
(b) Reading.
(c) Writing.
(d) Swimming.

10. How many sons does Johnnetta have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

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

12. Which of the following films does Mary use to demonstrate her theories about traditional gender roles?
(a) "High Noon".
(b) "Braveheart".
(c) "The Blue Lagoon".
(d) "The Crucible".

13. Which woman does Mary claim learned to "compose the disparate elements of her life in new and less rigid ways".
(a) Johnnetta.
(b) Alice.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Joan.

14. What is the key to organizing multiple lives at once?
(a) Flexibility.
(b) Structure.
(c) Money.
(d) Support.

15. In what way does Mary describe women who are multi-taskers?
(a) As people with split personalities.
(b) As people with unfair burdens.
(c) As people living multiple lives.
(d) As people constantly solving puzzles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Ode of Imru'u I-Qays", what distracts the woman from making love with her husband?

2. After a period of disillusionment, each of the women in the book have learned how to create commitment without what?

3. Why didn't Mary ever step up as president at the college where she once worked?

4. Which word completes the following sentence, "Caretaking is always a __________________ relationship"?

5. Who wrote the book "Childhood and Society"?

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