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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What subject did Johnnetta study in college?
2. What does it mean to "compose a life"?
3. According to Bateson, what do humans tend to believe about society?
4. Which of the following does Bateson cherish above all else?
5. In what year did Johnnetta and her husband move to Liberia?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways does Bateson claim she puts her husband's needs before her own?
2. According to Bateson, how is life like jazz music?
3. What type of family did Mary Catherine Bateson grow up in?
4. According to Bateson, what does it mean to have a symmetrical relationship?
5. According to Mary, why did so many male-female relationships in the past fail?
6. What is the traditional male-female relationship, and how did this begin to change in the 1960s?
7. How did Johnnetta use her academic experience to change the definition of what it meant to live "as a black woman"?
8. In what ways does Bateson use riddles to express the way individuals identify their personal convictions and ideals?
9. What struggles did Ellen note in the way ERs in Boston organized their time schedules?
10. According to Bateson, what do humans tend to believe about society?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In chapter four, Bateson takes an aside to explain what she thinks about society, specifically in regards to culture in society. First, describe how Bateson believes cultures function within society. Historically speaking, how does society respond to culture? What does Bateson believe is the next big change societies need to make to truly create a "crazy quilt"? Then, choose one of the women in the text and describe how their work - either professionally or personally - has striven to alter the way culture is viewed in society. Be sure to include examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
In chapter seven, Mary Bateson makes the statement that Americans are more comfortable giving things away completely than sharing. What do you think Bateson means by this saying? Do you agree with her? Why or why not? Finally, explain how you think this statement relates to the five women presented in the novel. Does this statement summarize any one woman or relationship in the text? If so, how? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Food becomes an important centerpiece for Mary to explore the roles of women in the household. First, describe the relationship Mary has to food, particularly the preparation of food, and compare that to the relationship one other woman in the book has with food. How does Mary think food affects the role of women in the household, and how does she think food should be represented in our western culture? Do you agree with Mary's arguments? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
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