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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 word completes the following sentence: "All of the women in the book have repeatedly salvaged the capacity for ______________ in an imperfect system"?
(a) Dependency.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Romance
(d) Commitment.

2. In what way did Erik constantly show care for his wife and Mary during their interview sessions?
(a) He gave the women space to speak in private.
(b) He regularly told the women how proud he was of them.
(c) He regularly brought the women tea.
(d) He gave the women should massages.

3. Who gave Joan's son Jon a blood transfusion when he was sick in the hospital?
(a) His mother.
(b) His younger sister.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His aunt.

4. Which woman would Mary most likely call "superwoman"?
(a) Alice.
(b) Herself.
(c) None of the women.
(d) Johnnetta.

5. In "The Ode of Imru'u I-Qays", what distracts the woman from making love with her husband?
(a) The smell of food cooking.
(b) The sound of coins being dropped into a jar.
(c) The cry of her child.
(d) The barking of a neighbor's dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which woman claims to be completely unable to manage multi-tasking?

2. Which of the following items does NOT make up the decoration in Johnnetta's home?

3. What genre is "The Ode of Imru'u I-Qays"?

4. According to Mary, why don't women go home to relax?

5. Which of the women adopted a daughter named Sarah late in life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Project Hope homeless shelter different than the Pine Street Inn?

2. What leads Mary to the statement that all five of the women profiled in the book are "idealists"?

3. What type of food did Mary cook for Barkev when they were first married?

4. What two metaphors does Mary use to describe her emotions in dealing with the Amherst presidency?

5. In what way does Mary compare caretaking to music?

6. Why didn't Mary ever become president of Amherst University?

7. In what way does "The Ode of Imru'u I-Qays" support Mary's arguments about multiple lives?

8. Why did Jon need a blood transfusion when he was young?

9. What is the main difference between men and women in regards to "multiple lives"?

10. In what ways does Johnnetta's home define her life?

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