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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 insists that she wears a dress.
(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 calls her a freak.
(d) Her mother makes her switch schools.

2. Who is Bethie supposed to go out with the night her father Ken dies?
(a) Mark Smith.
(b) Bobby Carver.
(c) James Pott.
(d) Donald Powers.

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

4. What is Dev's response when Bethie tells him she loves him?
(a) He tells her he loves her too.
(b) He does not say anything.
(c) He tells her he needs some time to think about it.
(d) He tells her he has never told anyone he loves her.

5. What poem did Uncle Mel read at his brother Ken's shiva?
(a) The Road Less Traveled.
(b) Ode to a Grecian Urn.
(c) Prufrock.
(d) Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of protests does Jo attend during high school?

2. What kind of bread does Bethie make with her grandparents?

3. How old is Ken Kaufman when he dies?

4. Who is Bethie's high school English teacher in Part II?

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

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