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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. In Part III, what does Bethie remember about the little boy on the farm she visited with Dev?
(a) The woman's name was Blue.
(b) The little boy's name was Sky.
(c) They had made her mow the lawn.
(d) There was no running water.

2. What does Harold bring to Thanksgiving at Blue Hill Farm?
(a) Stuffing.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Pumpkin pie.
(d) Macaroni and cheese and sweet potato pie.

3. Where did Shelley's paternal grandparents die?
(a) Italy.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) Iceland.

4. What is the name of the bar Jo goes to the night before her wedding?
(a) Sally's.
(b) Ike's.
(c) Gigi's.
(d) Marlowe's.

5. Which of Jo's daughters gets along best with Sarah?
(a) Lila.
(b) Missy.
(c) Flora.
(d) Kim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Philip's signature dish that he serves at Blue Hill Farm?

2. Why does Shelley say she cannot be with Jo in Part III?

3. What does Sarah give to Bethie when Bethie leaves Detroit in 1974?

4. What had Sarah sent as a wedding gift to Bethie when she married Harold?

5. What does the abortionist say to Bethie in Part III that shocks her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What big life change does Bethie make shortly after her abortion?

2. What happens when Jo comes back to Atlanta for a visit with Bethie in Part IV?

3. What are Shelley and Jo supposed to do after graduation?

4. What is Bethie's impression of Jo's state of mind when she visits her in Connecticut?

5. What are the personalities of Jo's two daughters Kim and Missy like?

6. What does Jo find in Shelley's closet that prompts a huge fight between them?

7. How does Jo react when Bethie asks her about Shelley?

8. In Part III, what is one major frustration Jo has with Shelley?

9. What do many of Jo's neighbors say during Bethie's consciousness-raising exercise about their lives in Part IV?

10. Why does Jo eventually relent and decide to marry Dave Braverman?

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