The Men we Carry in Our Minds

How does Anneke represent the kind of woman the author is talking about "Women feel such pressure to be everything, do everything...Career, kids, art, politics?"

• She is the mother of many children
• She is well educated
• She juggles several different roles
• She is ambitious

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When the author states, "I'm convinced the past we must contend with is deeper even than speech," he means

• roles are deeply rooted in our species
• the past is not something we can talk about
• there are no words to convey the pain of the past
• the battle of the sexes will go on forever

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The author uses the example of soldiers waiting and warring to support his point that

• soldiers' lives required patience and sacrifice like most men

• the lives of most men he knew were bleak and difficult

• the bodies of soldiers are not broken like those of workers

• he knew some men who led lives with purpose

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The reader can infer that the man who served as the author's primary role model was

• his father
• a soldier
• his college professor
• a character on t.v.

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Unlike the men the author grew up with, the men he met in college

• were intelligent
• viewed women as equals
• worked very hard
• believed they would have wealth and power

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The best example of something ACRID is

• a rude and arrogant

• a rotten potatoes

• a sweet apple

• is a devoutly religious man

As a boy, the author envied women because

• their lives were full of work
• they had more education
• their lives seemed more enjoyable
• they cared for their children

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The term "blue collar" refers to

• toilers

• bosses

• college students

• maimed individuals

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A person who is savvy is

• well known

• admired

• stealthy

• shrewd

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A marginal student is most likely to

• attend tutoring sessions weekly

• dedicate his time reviewing lessons

• forego studying and go to the movies

• be absent

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