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

2. What is the name of Uncle Mel's housekeeper?
(a) Kimberly.
(b) Coretta.
(c) Lynnette.
(d) Coralee.

3. What does Uncle Mel start doing to Bethie at her father's funeral?
(a) Giving her drugs.
(b) Cooking for her.
(c) Shoving money into her hand.
(d) Touching her inappropriately.

4. Who is married to Jo's and Bethie's Uncle Mel?
(a) Aunt Shirley.
(b) Aunt Kim.
(c) Aunt Lila.
(d) Aunt Melissa.

5. How old is Ken Kaufman when he dies?
(a) 45.
(b) 60.
(c) 50.
(d) 35.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ken Kaufman's mother to Jo and Bethie?

2. Why is Jo so upset when she comes home from Lynnette's on Thanksgiving Day?

3. Where is Jo when she hears President Kennedy has been shot?

4. What does Bethie call her grandparents?

5. What does Bethie think of Devon as in Part II?

(see the answer key)

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