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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jo do out of concern over Bethie's dieting in Part I?
(a) Tells their doctor.
(b) Hide her diet shakes.
(c) Cooks for Bethie every night.
(d) Tells the school nurse.

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

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

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

6. What does Bethie think of Devon as in Part II?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her candyman, or drug supplier.

7. What is Jo's full name?
(a) Joelle Kaufman.
(b) Josephine Kaufman.
(c) Josette Kaufman.
(d) Jolene Kaufman.

8. Which of the following sports does Jo play in high school?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Field hockey.
(d) Lacrosse.

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

10. What kind of drink does Shelley make for Jo at her apartment on Jo's first visit there in Part II?
(a) Margaritas.
(b) Manhattans.
(c) Whisky sours.
(d) Gin and tonics.

11. Where is Jo when she receives the phone call from her doctor telling her her cancer has returned?
(a) Her daughter's house.
(b) The movies.
(c) Her office.
(d) The park.

12. What play had Jo seen Shelley perform in?
(a) Hairspray.
(b) Carousel.
(c) The Music Man.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

13. What song does Devon associate with his three sisters who are all housewives?
(a) A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall.
(b) Little Boxes.
(c) Time of My Life.
(d) Facilitator.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What music festival does Bethie travel to with her friends in Part II?

3. Why does Jo come back home after she runs away on Thanksgiving?

4. Who is Jo's best friend in high school?

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

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