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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jo tell Bethie about how Bethie looks the last time they see each other before Jo goes on her trip abroad?
(a) Bethie looks well-rested.
(b) Bethie is too thin.
(c) Bethie has gained a lot of weight.
(d) Bethie looks tired.

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

3. Who is Ken Kaufman's mother to Jo and Bethie?
(a) Bubbe.
(b) Grandma Loretta.
(c) Grandma Shayna.
(d) Grandma Elkie.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of drink does Shelley make for Jo at her apartment on Jo's first visit there in Part II?

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

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

4. How much money does Uncle Mel pay Bethie for coming to his house each week?

5. What is the name of Uncle Mel's housekeeper?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jo get for Bethie as a gift in Part II?

2. What does Bethie think about what has become of Sarah in Part II?

3. What role does Jo's high school friend Lynnette play in her life?

4. How does Sarah treat Jo and Bethie differently when they are little girls?

5. Why does Sarah tell Jo and Bethie that Mel refused to give their father a loan some years before their father died?

6. How does Bethie control her weight in Part II, once she gets to college?

7. What does Bethie remember about being Esther in the Hebrew School play when she was 11?

8. What starts happening to Bethie when she goes to her Uncle Mel's house every week?

9. How does Bethie put a stop to her Uncle Mel's abuse?

10. What news does Jo receive in the section of Part I titled "2015"?

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