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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. At which hospital did Joan first create an activities program?
2. Which of the following riddles is NOT included in the first chapter of the text?
3. What type of flower was planted on Spelman's campus in preparation for the television shoot?
4. Which of the following nation did many of the immigrants Mary's mother worked with com from?
5. What devalued the role of "mother" in the mid 1900s?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Bateson, what do humans tend to believe about society?
2. What two significant events happened when "The Cosby Show" came to film at Spelman University where Johnnetta works?
3. What is the most significant memory Alice has of her childhood in Rumania?
4. What changed Joan's mind about whether or not she could ever be a successful dancer?
5. What was Erik's theory of the life cycle while he was studying under Freud in the West Coast?
6. What major breakthrough did Ellen make in her field of psychology?
7. What does it mean to Mary to live in "a life in flux", and how did this affect her choosing of which women would appear in the book?
8. According to Bateson, what does it mean to have a symmetrical relationship?
9. According to Bateson, what is the main struggle of minority children living in America?
10. What conclusion does Mary come to about the success of relationships in academia?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When discussing ugliness and pain, Mary often uses the metaphor of art to make her point about "composing a life". First, discuss Mary's analogy of art and masterpieces, particularly in relation to ugliness. Then, explain at least two characteristics one must have in order to be considered an "artist" in their own lives. Finally, explain whether or not you agree with Mary's advice to the "artists" in the world, and why. Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Alice is one of the key women whose relationship is a focal point of the book. First, describe Alice's relationship with Jack: how did they meet? What was their courting process like? In your opinion, what was the biggest strain on Alice's relationship with Jack? Why was Alice hesitant to take her relationship with Jack to the next level? Finally, describe how Alice's life was changed when Jack moved in with her, and how she coped with her lonely life after Jack's death. What do all these elements tell the reader about Alice herself, and about Bateson's opinion of marriage and partnership? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
In the opening of the text, author Mary Catherin Bateson discusses the ways the role of women in the household has changed in today's modern times. First, describe the traditional role of women. Then, compare and contrast that role to the role Bateson describes as the role of the "modern" woman. Finally, choose one woman whose life is explored in the text and describe how that woman's life emulates Bateson's modern woman. Do you think this woman is happy in her improvisational life? Why or why not? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.
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