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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 101 - 188).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jo do the night Lynnette tells her she is going to sleep with her boyfriend?
(a) Crashes her car.
(b) Takes some acid.
(c) Runs away from home.
(d) Gets drunk and passes out.

2. Who does Bethie finally tell about what Uncle Mel has been doing to her in Part I?
(a) Mrs. Lambert.
(b) Bubbe.
(c) Jo.
(d) Aunt Shirley.

3. Who is Jo's best friend in high school?
(a) Lynnette Bobeck.
(b) Michelle Goldfarb.
(c) Loretta King.
(d) Cherlyn Cummmings.

4. What city do the Kaufmans live in in Part I?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Newport.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Jo when she receives the phone call from her doctor telling her her cancer has returned?

2. In which year does Part One of the novel begin?

3. What does Bethie demand from Uncle Mel in Part I in return for not revealing what he has been doing to her?

4. Who thinks she should have gotten the lead in the Hebrew School play instead of Bethie in Part I?

5. What is the name of Uncle Mel's housekeeper?

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