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

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

3. 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) Siblings.
(d) Mothers.

4. What became the basis of the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) Women’s beauty.
(b) Men’s money.
(c) Women’s intelligence.
(d) Men’s attractiveness.

5. After a young woman came of age, who would initially invite young men to call, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
(a) The grandfather.
(b) The grandmother.
(c) The mother.
(d) The father.

Short Answer Questions

1. The controversy that Beth Bailey encountered when she appeared on television in college was really about what?

2. According to the author in the Introduction, convention does not determine action but it structures what?

3. In what year was Beth Bailey a senior in college?

4. In what decade did the Great Depression begin?

5. What control was reduced with the advent of the dating system, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

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