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

2. How did the doctors respond to Joan's activities program?
(a) They ignored Joan and the program completely.
(b) They treated her equally, with great respect.
(c) They were slow to recognize it.
(d) They were astounded that a woman could create such a successful program.

3. Alongside her activities program, what else does Joan believe her patients need to heal?
(a) Time.
(b) Therapy.
(c) Love.
(d) Medicine.

4. In what city were Joan and Erik married?
(a) Berlin.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Vienna.

5. Which of the following subjects is of most interest to Joan?
(a) Hiking.
(b) Star-gazing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following women had an obsession with the gypsies as a child?

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

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

4. What metaphor does Joan use to describe her relationship with the doctors after the inclusion of her activities program?

5. What article of clothing did Johnnetta receive as a joke from not one but two friends after earning her position as president of Spelman College?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Alice after Jack died unexpectedly?

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

3. In what ways does Mary Bateson see Ellen and Steve's relationship as a good example of partnership?

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

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

6. How does Mary use the metaphor of a "crazy quilt" to explain society?

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

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

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

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

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