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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. 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.

2. 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.

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

4. What kind of bread does Bethie make with her grandparents?
(a) Challah.
(b) Sourdough.
(c) Babka.
(d) Raisin.

5. What does Sarah tell Bethie in Part III about her opinion of Bethie?
(a) She had thought Bethie would always stay thin.
(b) She had always thought Bethie would be a disappointment.
(c) She had thought Bethie was the good one.
(d) She had thought Bethie would be able to financially support her more fully.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What song does Devon associate with his three sisters who are all housewives?

3. What was Jo's father's favorite holiday?

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

5. What does Jo find hanging in Shelley's closet in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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