1. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” many “factory girls” did not have what?
(a) Room to receive calls.
(b) A strict upbringing.
(c) Mothers.
(d) Siblings.

2. By what year did the word “date” enter the vocabulary of the middle class, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1928.

3. According to the author in the Introduction, courtship is the process of what?
(a) Convincing.
(b) Economic exchange.
(c) Wooing.
(d) Loving.

4. The author states that love and what are intertwined in the Introduction?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Desire.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Justice.

5. When she appeared on television during her senior year in college, Beth Bailey stated that love was more than what?
(a) A ring and a ceremony.
(b) Marriage and family.
(c) Mystery and romance.
(d) Hugs and kisses.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes a scenario in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money" in which a man calls on a city girl and when he arrives she is wearing what?

2. Where was Beth Bailey teaching when the book was written?

3. Courtship was initially a private act conducted where?

4. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” the centrality of what in dating had important implications?

5. What did following the proper rules of the calling system indicate, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

(see the answer key)

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