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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarah tell Jo during their fight at Thanksgiving?
(a) Jo should pay Sarah back all the money it took to raise her.
(b) Jo is unnatural.
(c) Jo's father's death is Jo's fault.
(d) Jo is not welcome in the house any longer.

2. Who is Bethie's boyfriend in Part II?
(a) Devon Brady.
(b) Marc Levin.
(c) Harold Jefferson.
(d) James Pott.

3. Who is Ken Kaufman's mother to Jo and Bethie?
(a) Grandma Elkie.
(b) Grandma Loretta.
(c) Grandma Shayna.
(d) Bubbe.

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

5. Who is Jo's best friend's boyfriend in high school?
(a) Mark Smith.
(b) Marshall Macker.
(c) James Lavine.
(d) Bobby Carver.

6. What does Marjorie give Bethie at the music festival that turns out to be a big mistake for Bethie to accept?
(a) Amphetamines.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Acid.
(d) Marijuana.

7. 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.

8. Who is the leader of the protest group Jo and Shelley join at college in Part II?
(a) Linda.
(b) James.
(c) Doug.
(d) Devonne.

9. What novel does Bethie find in Jo's dorm room?
(a) The Feminine Mystique.
(b) Loving Ladies.
(c) Odd Girl Out.
(d) Sex and the Single Girl.

10. What does Bethie tell her mother she is traveling around during the summer for?
(a) Her volunteer work.
(b) Her first job.
(c) Summer school.
(d) Because she is thinking of joining the army and wants to build her resume before she does.

11. What city do the Kaufmans live in in Part I?
(a) New York.
(b) Newport.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Chicago.

12. What street is the Kaufman's new house on in Part I?
(a) Snow Street.
(b) Davis Street.
(c) Synge Street.
(d) Alhambra Street.

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

14. Who becomes Jo's first college girlfriend?
(a) Shelley Finkelbein.
(b) Loretta Carson.
(c) Lynnette Bobeck.
(d) Mary King.

15. What is Jo's biggest secret and source of shame in Part I?
(a) That she stole from her mother.
(b) That she is failing math.
(c) That she lost her job.
(d) That she is a lesian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose farmhouse does Bethie stay at on the way to the music festival in Part II?

2. What does Bethie demand from Uncle Mel in Part I in return for not revealing what he has been doing to her?

3. What does Jo do the night Lynnette tells her she is going to sleep with her boyfriend?

4. What kind of game does Jo's father take her to see in Part I?

5. What does Jo do out of concern over Bethie's dieting in Part I?

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