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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 189 - 269).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jo run away from home in Part I?
(a) Her mother calls her a freak.
(b) Her mother makes her switch schools.
(c) Her mother insists that she wears a dress.
(d) Her mother fires their Black housekeeper and tells her she can not see the housekeeper's daughter, her best friend, any longer.

2. What does Sarah give to Bethie when Bethie leaves Detroit in 1974?
(a) $60.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) New clothes.
(d) A porcelain doll.

3. What is the name of Jo's and Bethie's high school?
(a) Robinson High.
(b) Klatter High.
(c) Marshall High.
(d) Bellwood High.

4. What happens to Bethie when she gets separated from her friends at the music festival in Part II?
(a) She gets lost and has to hitchhike home.
(b) She is raped.
(c) She is robbed.
(d) She breaks her leg.

5. Who does Bethie steal money from to get to the West Coast?
(a) Jo.
(b) Mr. Breedlove.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Harold Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jo find out that her mother wants her back home from her trip in Part III?

2. Why does Jo come back home after she runs away on Thanksgiving?

3. Who is Jo's best friend's boyfriend in high school?

4. How will Jo afford to go traveling with Shelley in Part III?

5. What does Jo think Bethie has a certain genius for?

(see the answer key)

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