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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jo so upset when she comes home from Lynnette's on Thanksgiving Day?
(a) She thinks Lynnette's brother may have seen her and Lynette fooling around sexually.
(b) Lynnette's mother has told Jo she is no longer welcome in their house.
(c) Lynnette has told her they can not see each other any more.
(d) Jo has lost her wallet at Lynnette's.

2. What does Harold Jefferson's father do for a living?
(a) He is a bank teller.
(b) He is a lawyer.
(c) He is a preacher.
(d) He is a doctor.

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

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

5. 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.

6. What kind of game does Jo's father take her to see in Part I?
(a) A baseball game.
(b) A basketball game.
(c) A soccer game.
(d) A hockey game.

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

8. What kinds of stories does Jo tell Bethie as children?
(a) Scary stories.
(b) Fairytales.
(c) Choose your own adventure stories.
(d) Limerick stories.

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

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

11. Who does Bethie meet during her visit to Jo at college in Part II that she knows from her past?
(a) James Jefferson.
(b) Harold Pott.
(c) Harold Jefferson.
(d) Marc Madsen.

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

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

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

15. What music festival does Bethie travel to with her friends in Part II?
(a) Weehawken.
(b) Woodstock.
(c) Newport.
(d) Mescogie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bethie finally tell about what Uncle Mel has been doing to her in Part I?

2. What does Jo tell Bethie about how Bethie looks the last time they see each other before Jo goes on her trip abroad?

3. What does the person at the first college party Bethie attends who gives her her first drugs call her?

4. Where does Sarah Kaufman find a job after Ken Kaufman dies?

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

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