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Deborah Tannen, Marked Women

Marked Women

Deborah Tannen

READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ

Take the quiz below to check your comprehension of the reading selection:

Question 5.12

At the beginning of the essay, how many other women are at the table with Tannen?

Eight

Three

Ten

None

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

Question 5.13

Which of the following elements does Tannen scrutinize when discussing the women?

Their hair

Their clothes

Their makeup

All of these

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 5.14

Why doesn’t Tannen analyze the men’s style?

Because men are boring

Because there are no men at the table

Because she finds women more interesting

Because the men’s styles were unmarked

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 5.15

Which of following are ways, according to Tannen, that society marks women?

By their titles

By their names

By their clothes

All of these

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 5.16

According to Tannen, in what context is the feminine/female unmarked?

Biologically

Linguistically

Culturally

None of these

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

READING SUMMARY

Question 5.17

In a sentence or two, summarize the main idea of Tannen’s “Marked Women.” Be sure to put the summary in your own words and to avoid using the sentence structure of the reading selection. Consider multimodal elements (if any) as well as text. Remember that your summary should restate the selection’s main idea and include only the most important supporting ideas.

Below is an example summary of this reading selection: Deborah Tannen describes the dress and appearance of several women she encounters at a conference, noting how their choices “mark” them, or send signals to those they encounter. Tannen argues that while men can choose styles of dress or behavior that go unnoticed or “unmarked,” this option is unavailable to women. Your summary will differ from this one in the way it is written, but it should include roughly the same information.

VOCABULARY QUIZ

Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading:

Question 5.18

Coherent (par. 1)

Coherent means sound or unified.

Question 5.19

Staple (par. 9)

Staple means mainstay or foundation.

Question 5.20

Frivolousness (par. 11)

Frivolousness means triviality or carelessness.