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

2. What kind of bread does Bethie make with her grandparents?
(a) Challah.
(b) Raisin.
(c) Sourdough.
(d) Babka.

3. What does Uncle Mel start doing to Bethie at her father's funeral?
(a) Cooking for her.
(b) Touching her inappropriately.
(c) Giving her drugs.
(d) Shoving money into her hand.

4. Which of the following sports does Jo play in high school?
(a) Field hockey.
(b) Lacrosse.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Basketball.

5. What does Bethie think of Devon as in Part II?
(a) Her candyman, or drug supplier.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jo's best friend in high school?

2. What is Jo's full name?

3. Who becomes Jo's first college girlfriend?

4. What does Harold Jefferson's father do for a living?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bethie think of the farm they stop at with Dev and their friends on the way to Newport?

3. Why is Jo so upset when she returns from Lynnette's on Thanksgiving Day in Part II?

4. Before Jo meets Shelley at college, how does she feel about her college experience?

5. Why is Jo hesitant to believe Shelley might like her romantically in Part II?

6. What does Jo's father do when she decides to run away from home in Part I?

7. How does Jo react when Lynnette tells her about her plans to have sex with her boyfriend for the first time?

8. What does Bethie try for the first time when she visits Jo at college in Part II?

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

10. In Part I, what happens that makes Jo want to run away from home?

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