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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dev's father do for a living?
(a) He is an accountant.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a veterinarian.
(d) He is a dentist.

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

3. What was Jo's father's favorite holiday?
(a) Easter.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Halloween.

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

5. Who is Bethie's high school English teacher in Part II?
(a) Mr. Hefflery.
(b) Mrs. Pott.
(c) Mrs. Miller.
(d) Mr. King.

6. What does Bethie call her grandparents?
(a) Grandma and Grandpa.
(b) Bubbe and Zayde.
(c) Nanny and Grandfather.
(d) Granny and Pop.

7. What does Shelley call Jo as a playful nickname?
(a) Stretch.
(b) Penny.
(c) Firecracker.
(d) Mitch.

8. What does the person at the first college party Bethie attends who gives her her first drugs call her?
(a) Alice.
(b) Gloria.
(c) Mama Cass.
(d) Bonnie.

9. Why did Harold get punished by his football coach and forced to audition for the musical?
(a) He took all the "E's" for the billboard sign at the high school.
(b) He had failing grades.
(c) He was caught smoking marijuana.
(d) He had skipped too many practices.

10. What does Bethie do to try to control her weight gain in Part I?
(a) Drink metrecal diet shakes.
(b) Eat only grapefruit for one month.
(c) Buy amphetamines.
(d) Get liposuction.

11. What does Bethie demand from Uncle Mel in Part I in return for not revealing what he has been doing to her?
(a) His car.
(b) The amount of money he denied her father for a loan some years earlier.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) His house.

12. How much money does Uncle Mel pay Bethie for coming to his house each week?
(a) $10.
(b) $20.
(c) $5.00.
(d) $2.00.

13. What kinds of protests does Jo attend during high school?
(a) Protests for gay and lesbian rights.
(b) Protests for greater racial equality.
(c) Protests for abortion rights.
(d) Protests for union rights.

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

15. What record does Shelley choose to play in Jo's dorm room in Part II?
(a) These Days.
(b) Sympathy For the Devil.
(c) Be My Baby.
(d) Walking After Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city do the Kaufmans live in in Part I?

2. What does Jo make for Thanksgiving dinner?

3. Who is Ken Kaufman's brother?

4. Who does Bethie meet during her visit to Jo at college in Part II that she knows from her past?

5. What is Jo's full name?

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