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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. Where did Shelley's paternal grandparents die?
(a) Iceland.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Poland.
2. Where is Dave working when Bethie comes to visit Jo in Part IV?
(a) Boston.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Hartford.
3. Who encourages Jo to take up fitness training as a business?
(a) Dave.
(b) Bethie.
(c) Nonie Scotto.
(d) Judy Pressman.
4. What does the abortionist say to Bethie in Part III that shocks her?
(a) Next time she should keep her legs closed.
(b) She is a slut.
(c) She should think of having her tubes tied.
(d) She should ask the father of the baby to pay for the abortion.
5. What book does Jo read when she goes on her trip abroad?
(a) Emma.
(b) The Source.
(c) Odd Girl Out.
(d) The Iliad.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the paper Jo sometimes writes articles for?
2. What does Harold bring to Thanksgiving at Blue Hill Farm?
3. What does Bethie do to make a living in the years after she heads to San Francisco?
4. Why does Sarah call Jo when Bethie needs an abortion?
5. What is the name of the woman Jo meets at the bar she goes to the night before her wedding?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jo find in Shelley's closet that prompts a huge fight between them?
2. What big life change does Bethie make shortly after her abortion?
3. What kinds of difficulties does Jo experience with her youngest daughter Lila?
4. What kind of conversation does Bethie do with Jo and her neighbors in Part IV?
5. What is Bethie's impression of Jo's state of mind when she visits her in Connecticut?
6. Who does Bethie meet from her past that changes her life in Part IV, and how does she meet him?
7. Why does Jo go to Shelley's wedding in Part III?
8. Why does Jo eventually relent and decide to marry Dave Braverman?
9. Why does Sarah send Jo a telegram telling her to come home immediately just as Jo starts her trip abroad?
10. What do many of Jo's neighbors say during Bethie's consciousness-raising exercise about their lives in Part IV?
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