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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following items does NOT make up the decoration in Johnnetta's home?
(a) Family artwork.
(b) College antiques.
(c) Photographs from home.
(d) Personal furniture.

2. According to Mary, what does a true artist take and turn into a masterpiece?
(a) Pain.
(b) Reality.
(c) Flaws.
(d) Beauty.

3. Which word completes the following sentence: "All of the women in the book have repeatedly salvaged the capacity for ______________ in an imperfect system"?
(a) Romance
(b) Dependency.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Commitment.

4. In which of the following countries did Mary and her husband NEVER live?
(a) Philippines.
(b) France.
(c) Iran.
(d) The United States.

5. According to Mary, when should caretaking be done?
(a) When family members request it.
(b) Whenever there is need in the world.
(c) All the time, every day.
(d) When one has the means to give.

6. Which of the women adopted a daughter named Sarah late in life?
(a) Joan.
(b) Alice.
(c) Mary.
(d) Ellen.

7. Which word completes the following sentence, "Caretaking is always a __________________ relationship"?
(a) Dependent.
(b) Selfless.
(c) Honorary.
(d) Complimentary.

8. What genre is "The Ode of Imru'u I-Qays"?
(a) It is an essay.
(b) It is a poem.
(c) It is a play.
(d) It is a short-story.

9. According to Mary, what is the one thing all five women in the book are striving for?
(a) Fame.
(b) Synergy.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Perfection.

10. In what country did Mary spend her high school years?
(a) Israel.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Egypt.

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

12. Which woman would Mary most likely call "superwoman"?
(a) Herself.
(b) Alice.
(c) None of the women.
(d) Johnnetta.

13. Which of the following is NOT a building Mary claims can be "a joint composition"?
(a) A school.
(b) An office.
(c) A church.
(d) The home.

14. Who gave Joan's son Jon a blood transfusion when he was sick in the hospital?
(a) His younger sister.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His mother.

15. How does Mary feel about full-time female workers that also come home and cook for their families?
(a) She feels they whine too much about their situation.
(b) She feels they are resilient and should be role models.
(c) She feels they have an unfair life.
(d) She feels they are doing what gender roles demand of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose home does Mary think "signifies society's ideas about status, education, and family"?

2. After a period of disillusionment, each of the women in the book have learned how to create commitment without what?

3. How many faculty members worked below Mary at the college where she once worked?

4. What do the roadblocks of separation and division hinder a woman from doing?

5. What is the key to organizing multiple lives at once?

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