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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jo make for Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) A cake.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Jell-O.
(d) Pies.

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

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

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

5. Why does Jo come back home after she runs away on Thanksgiving?
(a) She wants to go back to yell at her mother one more time.
(b) She wants to go back to pack all her things.
(c) She does not have anywhere else to go.
(d) She does not want to leave Bethie there alone.

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

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

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

9. Who does Bethie meet who gives her her first drugs in Part II?
(a) Devon Brady.
(b) Harold Pott.
(c) James Juminy.
(d) Harold Jefferson.

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

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

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

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

14. Who thinks she should have gotten the lead in the Hebrew School play instead of Bethie in Part I?
(a) Ruth Maylor.
(b) Minnie Rishbaum.
(c) Shelley Finkle.
(d) Cheryl Goldfarb.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Sarah tell Jo during their fight at Thanksgiving?

4. Why is Jo so upset when she comes home from Lynnette's on Thanksgiving Day?

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

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