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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 is NOT a building Mary claims can be "a joint composition"?
(a) A church.
(b) A school.
(c) The home.
(d) An office.

2. In what situation does Mary describe children as caregivers?
(a) As carers for pets.
(b) As carers for parents.
(c) As carers for imaginary friends.
(d) As carers for siblings.

3. Which of the women identifies herself primarily as a dancer?
(a) Mary.
(b) Joan.
(c) Johnnetta.
(d) Alice.

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

5. 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) Commitment.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Romance

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Mary, what does a true artist take and turn into a masterpiece?

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

4. What language is "The Ode of Imru'u I-Qays" written in?

5. To what food item did Joan compare her first home with Erik?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mary's definition of wisdom?

2. What does Mary mean when she says that all five of the women in the book are "conservers"?

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

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

5. What prompted Mary's identity crisis after high school?

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

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

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

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

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

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