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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bethie do to make a living in the years after she heads to San Francisco?
(a) She is a farmer.
(b) She has sex with men and then steals from them, and she runs different kinds of scams.
(c) She works as a paralegal.
(d) She is a telemarketer.

2. What is set to happen the night Bethie comes to Connecticut to visit Jo in Part IV?
(a) A blizzard.
(b) Flooding.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A meteor shower.

3. What idea does Shelley toy with in Part III for her plans after college?
(a) Joining the Peace Corps.
(b) Working for her father.
(c) Working as a nurse.
(d) Joining the army.

4. What happens the night Jo gets back to Connecticut from her trip to Bethie's?
(a) Melissa breaks her ankle.
(b) She and Dave decide to separate.
(c) Her daughter Lila is conceived.
(d) Kimberly runs away from home.

5. What are the names of Jo's two daughters in Part IV?
(a) Kim and Melissa.
(b) Sarah and Fran.
(c) Elizabeth and Ellen.
(d) Laura and Nonie.

6. What do many of Jo's neighbors say about motherhood and marriage?
(a) It is boring sometimes.
(b) It is very exciting.
(c) It is good for a few years, but then it gets harder.
(d) It is very easy to both work and have children.

7. What does Bethie ask Jo to do with her when she visits Jo in Part IV?
(a) Move back to their mother's house with her.
(b) Write a novel with her.
(c) Go into business with her.
(d) Come back to Atlanta with her.

8. What had Sarah sent as a wedding gift to Bethie when she married Harold?
(a) A set of crystal wineglasses.
(b) A horse.
(c) A place setting of china.
(d) A serving platter.

9. What is Philip's signature dish that he serves at Blue Hill Farm?
(a) Barbecued steak.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Seitan and peanut-sauced rice noodles.
(d) Chicken parmigiana.

10. Who does Sarah tell Bethie she resembles in Part III when she picks her up at the airport?
(a) Patti Smith.
(b) Crystal Gayle.
(c) Mama Cass.
(d) Diana Ross.

11. Who invites Jo and Bethie to a sleepover at the neighbor's house in Part IV?
(a) Laura Scott.
(b) Marsha Bell.
(c) Judy Liner.
(d) Nonie Scotto.

12. What does Harold bring to Thanksgiving at Blue Hill Farm?
(a) Pumpkin pie.
(b) Stuffing.
(c) Macaroni and cheese and sweet potato pie.
(d) Turkey.

13. Where does Bethie go for something to eat after her friend's wedding in 1974?
(a) Big Z's.
(b) Marshall's.
(c) Rotzy's.
(d) Suzy Q's.

14. Why does Sarah call Jo when Bethie needs an abortion?
(a) Sarah thinks Jo will have the money and connections to help Bethie.
(b) Sarah thinks Jo has already had an abortion and will know who to go to.
(c) Sarah thinks Jo will be able to extort money from Uncle Mel to help.
(d) Sarah thinks Jo will ask her friend who is a doctor to help.

15. Why does Shelley say she cannot be with Jo in Part III?
(a) She wants to have a career.
(b) She wants to have children.
(c) She loves her boyfriend.
(d) She is not brave like Jo and she can not face people's reactions to her homosexuality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the paper Jo sometimes writes articles for?

2. What does Sarah tell Bethie in Part III about her opinion of Bethie?

3. Why is Bethie angry with Jo about what happened with their Uncle Mel?

4. Who encourages Jo to take up fitness training as a business?

5. Who does Jo meet at Shelley's wedding who changes the course of her life?

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