View a FREE sample

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 women lives in Chestnut Hill, in Boston?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Mary.
(c) Alice.
(d) Johnnetta.

2. How does Mary feel about full-time female workers that also come home and cook for their families?
(a) She feels they have an unfair life.
(b) She feels they whine too much about their situation.
(c) She feels they are doing what gender roles demand of them.
(d) She feels they are resilient and should be role models.

3. According to Mary, what is the danger in gardening?
(a) You may have abundant growth that you cannot maintain.
(b) Your neighbor may covet your garden.
(c) Your flowers and produce may never grow.
(d) Vandals may steal or destroy your flowers.

4. Who does Mary claim creates the most amount of work for a woman in the household?
(a) Pets.
(b) The women themselves.
(c) Men.
(d) Children.

5. Which of the following statements best describes the five women profiled in this book?
(a) All of the answers are true.
(b) They are went through periods of disillusionment.
(c) They are all fighters.
(d) They are all idealists.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Mary describe women who are multi-taskers?

2. What is the name of the homeless shelter that provides shelter and food for as many people as possible, every night?

3. Which of the following is NOT the name of one of Joan's children?

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

5. In what situation does Mary describe children as caregivers?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary feel about skepticism?

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

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

4. How do the multiple roles women fill in their daily life affect their self-identity?

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

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

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

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

9. In what way does Ellen's home define her life?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 991 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample