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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is forced to audition for the school play with Bethie by his football coach?
(a) James Pott.
(b) Ken Kaufman.
(c) Marcus Minkle.
(d) Harold Jefferson.

3. 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 skipped too many practices.
(c) He had failing grades.
(d) He was caught smoking marijuana.

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

5. What is Jo's father's name?
(a) Mark Levit.
(b) Murry Shunbeim.
(c) James Pott.
(d) Ken Kaufman.

6. Who comes to find Jo when she runs away from home?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her aunt.

7. Whose farmhouse does Bethie stay at on the way to the music festival in Part II?
(a) Farrel's.
(b) Cindy's.
(c) James's.
(d) Scout's.

8. Who is Ken Kaufman's brother?
(a) Marcus Kaufman.
(b) Melvin Kaufman.
(c) Jeffrey Kaufman.
(d) Joshua Kaufman.

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

10. 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) His house.
(c) His car.
(d) The amount of money he denied her father for a loan some years earlier.

11. 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Bethie when she gets separated from her friends at the music festival in Part II?

2. What is Jo's biggest secret and source of shame in Part I?

3. Who is the leader of the protest group Jo and Shelley join at college in Part II?

4. What does Uncle Mel start doing to Bethie at her father's funeral?

5. In which year does Part One of the novel begin?

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