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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. What does Mary claim is the excuse given to young girls to keep them out of science?
(a) They are intellectually incapable of thinking without their emotions.
(b) They are unable to do math.
(c) Science is a boy's club.
(d) Science is dangerous.

2. What religion did all four of Mary's grandparents follow?
(a) Islam.
(b) Atheism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Buddhism.

3. In what decade did the consciousness of women begin to be raised about inequality?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1940s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1950s.

4. What does it mean to "compose a life"?
(a) Opening oneself up to the world.
(b) Collecting pieces from the past to understand today.
(c) Forgetting history to embrace individualism and self-empowerment.
(d) Understanding how individuals are shaped by their parents.

5. Which of the following models does Bateson believe women should follow when forming their gender roles?
(a) Bateson does not believe in following a model.
(b) Childhood fantasy and desire.
(c) The hyper-feminine reflection in the media.
(d) Generations past.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the women Mary interviewed is the youngest woman in the book?

2. What does Bateson believe will be the result of "a commitment to constantly refocusing one's life"?

3. Why does Mary claim the differences between men and women are important?

4. In what state is Spelman College located?

5. On the whole, how does Bateson believe American society treats marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changed Joan's mind about whether or not she could ever be a successful dancer?

2. How did Johnnetta's relationship with her husband change after they moved to Africa?

3. What happened to Alice after Jack died unexpectedly?

4. What major breakthrough did Ellen make in her field of psychology?

5. According to Bateson, what does it mean to have a symmetrical relationship?

6. How did travel affect Mary Bateson's relationship with her husband, Barkev?

7. According to Bateson, how do today's values for a "good life" differ from traditional values?

8. In what ways does Mary Bateson see Ellen and Steve's relationship as a good example of partnership?

9. What is the traditional male-female relationship, and how did this begin to change in the 1960s?

10. What was Erik's theory of the life cycle while he was studying under Freud in the West Coast?

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