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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. What genre is "The Ode of Imru'u I-Qays"?
(a) It is a play.
(b) It is a poem.
(c) It is an essay.
(d) It is a short-story.

2. Which of the following is NOT a sickness Joan's children suffered from when they were young?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Measles.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Mumps

3. Why didn't Mary ever step up as president at the college where she once worked?
(a) Because the staff didn't want her in that position.
(b) Because the student body revolted when they heard the news.
(c) Because she wasn't interested in the pressure of the position.
(d) Because the previous president returned to his post.

4. What does it mean to be a "conserver"?
(a) To strive for perfection.
(b) To change identity.
(c) To recycle past knowledge.
(d) To embrace change in relationships.

5. Which woman does Mary claim learned to "compose the disparate elements of her life in new and less rigid ways".
(a) Ellen.
(b) Alice.
(c) Joan.
(d) Johnnetta.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country was Erik, Joan's husband, born?

2. Which of the women in the book regularly starts their evening meals with an Armenian prayer?

3. Why does Johnnetta have to look herself in the mirror every morning to remind herself of her new identity?

4. What does Mary compare to "an obese bully"?

5. Which word completes the following sentence: "All of the women in the book have repeatedly salvaged the capacity for ______________ in an imperfect system"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Mary Bateson's father's thesis in his writings about ecology?

2. What does Mary hope to write about in her next book?

3. Historically, what members of society usually take the role of caretakers?

4. How did Mary's views about discontinuity change as she completed this book?

5. How does Johnnetta feel about the need to divide her time between her private and personal lives?

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

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

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

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

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

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