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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. In what country did Johnnetta first experience that race is not "forever and ever"?
(a) Russia.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Nicaragua.

2. What does Bateson claim is the next step to improving societal relations?
(a) Returning to the societal precedents set into place by our forefathers in the Constitution.
(b) Recognizing the values in different societies and incorporating those values into our own society.
(c) Traveling the world to understand the ways different societies work.
(d) Mandating societal reform to ensure equality for all.

3. Which of the following topics is of most interest to Ellen?
(a) Homelessness.
(b) Drug safety and administration.
(c) World hunger.
(d) Animal welfare.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bateson describe as a constant riddle?

2. Which of the women coined the term "tweeded"?

3. What subject did Johnnetta study in college?

4. What does it mean to "compose a life"?

5. Which of the following is NOT a way Mary lists as a reason for asymmetry in a relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Alice after Jack died unexpectedly?

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

3. According to Bateson, what is the main struggle of minority children living in America?

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

5. What is the most significant memory Alice has of her childhood in Rumania?

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

7. How did Johnnetta's experiences in Cuba change her opinion of race and society?

8. What major breakthrough did Ellen make in her field of psychology?

9. What did Mary learn about society while visiting her mother's work with her?

10. In what ways does Bateson use riddles to express the way individuals identify their personal convictions and ideals?

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