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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 terrifies the seventeen-year-old girl?
2. How was the career driven woman vanquished from the population?
3. How many hours did the average housewife sleep, but still found themselves tired?
4. What instrument did men in Bali use?
5. What does the girl from honors history suspect happened to her to cause her to drop out?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how within the feminine mystique, to be exceptional, has such a negative connotation?
2. What specifically made the image change of women possible?
3. How did sexual interaction at an early age affect development?
4. How was this preoccupation different than it had been before?
5. Why is economic independence so necessary for women?
6. What qualified women for the category of "True Housewife Type"?
7. What is the double deception of the feminine mystique?
8. What is the objective of making homemaking creative?
9. What is called the "youth serum" for women?
10. How did the image of women change from the 1930's-50's?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Suggest ways women might overcome the feminine mystique. What kinds of programs could be offered to women that are serious about continuing their education in a meaningful way? Is there any way to live within the mystique and contribute positively to the world and to self development? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Name at least three things that stand in the way of women's self realization. How do these things impede her progress? How can they be overcome? Are they legitimate things that hold her back, or are they imagined? Explain your answer and use quotes from the book.
Essay Topic 3
How is it impossible to live within the confines of the feminine mystique for any length of time? Why is it so difficult for women to pursue a socially acceptable role of 'femininity' within the culture of the 1950's? Are their any comparable situations in today's day and age? Explain your answers.
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