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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. Which of the following metaphors runs through the entire first chapter of the text?
(a) That life is like a box of chocolates.
(b) That life is like a sunset.
(c) That life is like building a fire.
(d) That life is like needlework.

2. What does it mean to "compose a life"?
(a) Understanding how individuals are shaped by their parents.
(b) Collecting pieces from the past to understand today.
(c) Forgetting history to embrace individualism and self-empowerment.
(d) Opening oneself up to the world.

3. Which of the following does Mary believe everyone in a relationship should strive for?
(a) Co-dependency.
(b) Independence.
(c) interdependence.
(d) Dependency.

4. According to Bateson, in what way is modern day life similar to studying a foreign language?
(a) Both can be disorientating and alienating.
(b) Both combine familiar components in unique ways.
(c) Both require studious exploration f or success.
(d) Both transplant learners into unexpected terrain.

5. How was the MIT Alice was very close to killed in New York?
(a) She was hit by a car.
(b) She was shot.
(c) She had a heart attack.
(d) She drown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What devalued the role of "mother" in the mid 1900s?

2. Which woman did Mary have a particularly difficult time connecting with during her interviews?

3. Which of the following topics is of most interest to Ellen?

4. Which of the following best describes the way the women in the text will "compose their lives"?

5. Which of the following art forms is NOT one Mary's grandfather collected when she was a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Erik's theory of the life cycle while he was studying under Freud in the West Coast?

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

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

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

5. What changed Joan's mind about whether or not she could ever be a successful dancer?

6. According to Bateson, what do humans tend to believe about society?

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

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

9. How do Joan and Erik collaborate on each other's professional projects?

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

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