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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 is Jo's dream in Part III?
(a) To move to New York City and become a writer.
(b) To get married and have children.
(c) To become a lawyer.
(d) To become a teacher.

2. Who are Shelley's brothers?
(a) Lou and John.
(b) Bob and James.
(c) Tom and Pete.
(d) Marc and Frank.

3. What city does Bethie fly to Detroit from when she comes home to visit in 1974?
(a) Rome.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Madrid.

4. What is Shelley's father's name?
(a) Ken.
(b) Leo.
(c) Marc.
(d) Harry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Shelley come to find Jo again for the first time after they both get married to their husbands?

2. Why does Bethie get arrested in Part III?

3. Which of Jo's daughters gets along best with Sarah?

4. Where did Shelley's paternal grandparents die?

5. What does Jo find hanging in Shelley's closet in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bethie get arrested for when she comes back to Detroit for her friend's wedding?

2. What does Dave tell Jo when she returns from her trip to Atlanta in Part IV?

3. How does Jo react when Bethie asks her about Shelley?

4. Why does Jo go to Shelley's wedding in Part III?

5. What does the abortionist tell Bethie when she sees him?

6. What kinds of difficulties does Jo experience with her youngest daughter Lila?

7. What is a significant complication of Harold's and Bethie's relationship?

8. In Part III, how does Bethie make a living?

9. How does Jo remember the night Shelley came to find her in 1976?

10. What are the personalities of Jo's two daughters Kim and Missy like?

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