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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bateson, which of the following forces adds the most stress to marriages?
(a) External forces.
(b) Personal forces.
(c) Internal forces.
(d) Religious forces.

2. According to Mary, why did many women get married before the intellectual movement?
(a) Because women back then loved to have children.
(b) Because the government cut taxes for married couples.
(c) Because they had no other choice.
(d) Because society looked down on women workers.

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

4. What is necessary to produce a fruitful academic relationship?
(a) One mustn't pose a threat to their colleagues.
(b) One must acadmically stimulate their colleagues.
(c) One must take the lead in all acadmic social situations.
(d) One must critique the other's work.

5. What is the name of Jack's wife?
(a) Alice.
(b) Mary.
(c) Jean.
(d) Linda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following women most frequently collaborates with her husband on professional projects?

2. What subject does Mary tackle with her metaphor of a "crazy quilt"?

3. Which of the following metaphors runs through the entire first chapter of the text?

4. What does Mary claim is the excuse given to young girls to keep them out of science?

5. What does Bateson believe will be the result of "a commitment to constantly refocusing one's life"?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Mary, why did so many male-female relationships in the past fail?

2. What is the nature of Jack's relationship with Alice?

3. According to Bateson, what are the benefits of cooking without a recipe?

4. What happened to Alice after Jack died unexpectedly?

5. In what ways does Bateson claim she puts her husband's needs before her own?

6. What struggles did Ellen note in the way ERs in Boston organized their time schedules?

7. How did Johnnetta use her academic experience to change the definition of what it meant to live "as a black woman"?

8. What struggles did Mary encounter when interviewing her four friends for this book?

9. What two significant events happened when "The Cosby Show" came to film at Spelman University where Johnnetta works?

10. What is significant about Johnnetta's physical appearance?

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