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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 Vicissitudes of Commitment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a category of Alice's life?
(a) Life before Jack.
(b) Life after Jack.
(c) Life without Jack.
(d) Life with Jack.

2. Which popular television program filmed at Spelman College weeks before Johnnetta earned her post?
(a) Sanford and Sons
(b) Diff'rent Strokes.
(c) The Cosby Show.
(d) The Parkers.

3. Which of the following statements best describes the five women profiled in this book?
(a) All of the answers are true.
(b) They are all idealists.
(c) They are all fighters.
(d) They are went through periods of disillusionment.

4. What does Mary compare to "an obese bully"?
(a) Her mother-in-law.
(b) An unripe avocado.
(c) The Sunday paper.
(d) An oven.

5. What college did Mary once teach at?
(a) Amherst.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Oxford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives did NOT describe Ellen when she was giving a lecture at the Bunting colloquium, which Mary attended?

2. What type of poetry was Mary studying when she first met her husband, Barkev?

3. Which of Mary's grandparents was a scientist?

4. Which woman said, "Somebody's got to be the mommy"?

5. Which of the following topics is of most interest to Ellen?

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