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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Jo use for birth control in the early days of her relationship with Dave?
(a) IUD.
(b) Diaphragm.
(c) Condoms.
(d) Birth control pills.

3. What does Dave call Jo as a term of endearment?
(a) Dear.
(b) Love.
(c) Honey.
(d) Lambie.

4. What had Bethie seen Jo and Shelley doing at the University of Michigan?
(a) Living together.
(b) Having sex.
(c) Picketing together.
(d) Holdings hands.

5. Who does Jo meet at Shelley's wedding who changes the course of her life?
(a) David Braverman.
(b) Margaret Wise.
(c) James Pott.
(d) Jill Hokum.

6. What is the name of the chain of stores Dave runs in Part IV?
(a) RePlay.
(b) Nature Work.
(c) Fitness Bland.
(d) Run For the Hills.

7. Why does Bethie get arrested in Part III?
(a) Selling weed.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Robbery.
(d) Fraud.

8. What does Jo find hanging in Shelley's closet in Part III?
(a) A wedding dress.
(b) A man's suit.
(c) A halloween costume.
(d) A bridesmaid's dress for Jo.

9. What does Jo think right after Dave puts a ring on her finger at their wedding?
(a) I wonder what Shelley is doing.
(b) Now I will be safe.
(c) I can always get divorced.
(d) I have made a terrible mistake.

10. What does the abortionist say to Bethie in Part III that shocks her?
(a) She should think of having her tubes tied.
(b) Next time she should keep her legs closed.
(c) She is a slut.
(d) She should ask the father of the baby to pay for the abortion.

11. Which of Jo's daughters gets along best with Sarah?
(a) Lila.
(b) Flora.
(c) Missy.
(d) Kim.

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

13. Where is Dave working when Bethie comes to visit Jo in Part IV?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Boston.
(c) Hartford.
(d) Chicago.

14. What does Bethie do with all of Jo's neighbors during the sleepover in Part IV?
(a) Marathon scrabble games.
(b) Jam-making.
(c) Fund raising.
(d) Consciousness raising.

15. What book does Jo read when she goes on her trip abroad?
(a) Emma.
(b) Odd Girl Out.
(c) The Source.
(d) The Iliad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What idea does Shelley toy with in Part III for her plans after college?

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

3. What is Shelley's father's name?

4. Whose wedding does Bethie come home to Detroit for in 1974?

5. Who does Dave tell Jo he is having an affair with?

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