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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When women boo Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York, Faludi sees this as an indication that women want to embrace single womanhood. She says this because of which of the following?
(a) They disagree with the choices of spouses and feel that the writers mismatched the female leads and the men that they marry.
(b) They disagree with the ending in the novel in which the author does not feel the need to marry off the single women.
(c) No answers are correct.
(d) They prefer the ending in the novel in which the author does not feel the need to marry off the single women. They do not like the wedding scenes and prefer more romantic settings.

2. Faludi notes that after Reagan becomes president, which of the following are among the political victims?
(a) The Equal Rights Amendment.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) The Office of Domestic Violence.
(d) The Vice President.

3. British directory/screenwriter James Dearden's screenplay makes the adulterous husband more sympathetic; however, according to Faludi, it was intended to be an exploration of what?
(a) A middle-aged man's fight for monogamy.
(b) The family unit and how it can be torn apart.
(c) An individual's responsibility for a stranger's suffering.
(d) The plight of a suburban housewife.

4. Faludi presents Ms. Magazine as a media outlet that has abandoned its flagship status as a supporter of the feminist movement. She writes that the magazine returns to its roots only after what happens?
(a) The Supreme Court restricts women's reproductive rights in 1989.
(b) The Office of Domestic Violence is closed.
(c) A string of firebombings of abortion clinics in 1987.
(d) Congress abandons the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

5. Faludi states that which of the following is less harmful to women than other forms of plastic surgery?
(a) Tummy tucks.
(b) None of the above.
(c) Liposuction.
(d) Breast implants.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the health care industry continues to convince women they need medical attention, the market increases for which of these services?

2. When making an indictment of 1980s films featuring female jobs, Faludi states that these movies do all of the following except:

3. What is the theme of Chapter 8, "Beauty and the Backlash"?

4. Faludi writes that all of the following designers try to push femininity onto working women except:

5. The term "strong-armed into motherhood" is used by Faludi to describe which of the following movies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly explain the series of events that occur after the New York Times announces a "back-to-the-home trend" in 1980 based on six Ivy League undergraduates.

2. Murphy Brown and Roseanne were two characters who were reviled by the backlash according to Faludi. Why were these women disliked so strongly? Also discuss the ways in which the backlash launches their attack of Murphy and Roseanne.

3. Discuss three instances in which Faludi uses personification in her description of the backlash.

4. In chapter 7 of the book, why does Faludi write that retailers use the word "choice" to make their sales pitches "sound feminist"?

5. Explain why the media would not focus on feminist issues such as jobs, equal pay, or coeducation but would instead give heavy coverage to protests against the Miss America pageant and burning bras.

6. Contrast the media's transition from applauding "brave" relationship choices in the 1970s to the position the media outlets took to address this issue in the 1980s.

7. Identify three reasons why a periodical such as The New England Journal of Medicine would publish flawed data concerning fertility rates of young women.

8. After Reagan is elected president, many changes occur in the political arena that affect the feminist movement. Discuss three of these changes and how they affect the fight for women's rights.

9. During the 1988 television season, many female characters joke about being like June Cleaver. What point are they making by claiming this analogy?

10. The cosmetics industry has a long history of dictating difficult and unhealthy trends for women's bodies. Discuss what physical looks and trends are pushed from the Victorian era through 1970 according to Faludi.

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