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

2. What music festival does Bethie travel to with her friends in Part II?
(a) Mescogie.
(b) Newport.
(c) Weehawken.
(d) Woodstock.

3. Why is Jo so upset when she comes home from Lynnette's on Thanksgiving Day?
(a) Lynnette's mother has told Jo she is no longer welcome in their house.
(b) She thinks Lynnette's brother may have seen her and Lynette fooling around sexually.
(c) Jo has lost her wallet at Lynnette's.
(d) Lynnette has told her they can not see each other any more.

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

5. 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 is too thin.
(b) Bethie looks well-rested.
(c) Bethie looks tired.
(d) Bethie has gained a lot of weight.

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. How old was Bethie when she knew it was her destiny to become a star?

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

4. What does Bethie call her grandparents?

5. What do the leaders of the protest movement ask the women to do at the meeting Jo and Shelley attend in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Jo is a young child and standing outside the Kaufman's new home on Alhambra Street for the first time, what makes Sarah so angry?

4. What happens between Jo and Sarah at Thanksgiving dinner in Part II?

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

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

7. How do Sarah's, Bethie's, and Jo's lives change when their father Ken unexpectedly dies?

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

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

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

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