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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. Why was Mary given the opportunity to act as president of the college where she worked?
(a) Because her fellow employees voted her in.
(b) Because she was the only person interested in the position.
(c) Because the previous president died unexpectedly.
(d) Because the student body voted her in.

2. How many families does the Project Hope shelter take in at one time?
(a) 8-10 families.
(b) 4-6 families.
(c) 10-12 families.
(d) 6-8 families.

3. Which of the following statements does NOT fit into Mary's definition of wisdom?
(a) It is a survival skill.
(b) It can be practiced by everyone, everyday.
(c) It is the ability to adapt to new environments.
(d) It is something you are born with or without.

4. To what does Mary compare the "syncopated rhythms" of caretaking?
(a) Playing the drums.
(b) Tapping one's foot.
(c) Love making.
(d) Heartbeats.

5. Which of the following women lives in Chestnut Hill, in Boston?
(a) Mary.
(b) Alice.
(c) Johnnetta.
(d) Ellen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word completes the following sentence: "All of the women in the book have repeatedly salvaged the capacity for ______________ in an imperfect system"?

2. Which of the women identifies herself primarily as a dancer?

3. According to Mary, when should caretaking be done?

4. Which woman does Mary claim learned to "compose the disparate elements of her life in new and less rigid ways".

5. Which of the following activities helps Johnnetta deal with her stress?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary hope to write about in her next book?

2. What leads Mary to the statement that all five of the women profiled in the book are "idealists"?

3. What was Mary Bateson's father's thesis in his writings about ecology?

4. What prompted Mary's identity crisis after high school?

5. What type of food did Mary cook for Barkev when they were first married?

6. How did Mary's views about discontinuity change as she completed this book?

7. How does Johnnetta feel about the need to divide her time between her private and personal lives?

8. Why did Jon need a blood transfusion when he was young?

9. What two metaphors does Mary use to describe her emotions in dealing with the Amherst presidency?

10. How do the multiple roles women fill in their daily life affect their self-identity?

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