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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, “Calling Cards and Money”.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the author in the Introduction, convention does not determine action but it structures what?
(a) Expectations.
(b) Exceptions.
(c) Extremes.
(d) Experience.

3. Beth Bailey notes that what word is rarely discussed in the book in her Introduction?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Love.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Sex.

4. In what year was Beth Bailey a senior in college?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1978.

5. Who acquired the most power within the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Parents.
(b) Friends.
(c) Women.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what settings were often the trend-setters in courtship trends?

2. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” the word date entered the vocabulary of the middle class initially through what group of people?

3. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” dating became a system of what?

4. The presence of what greatly accelerated the system of dating, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

5. According to the author in the Introduction, studying the practices of the majority can have a positive impact on our understanding of what?

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