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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 invites Jo and Bethie to a sleepover at the neighbor's house in Part IV?
(a) Marsha Bell.
(b) Laura Scott.
(c) Judy Liner.
(d) Nonie Scotto.

2. What does Sarah tell Bethie in Part III about her opinion of Bethie?
(a) She had always thought Bethie would be a disappointment.
(b) She had thought Bethie would always stay thin.
(c) She had thought Bethie would be able to financially support her more fully.
(d) She had thought Bethie was the good one.

3. Where does Bethie go with the new person she meets in New York City in Part III?
(a) A church in California.
(b) A farm in Atlanta.
(c) A farm in Colorado.
(d) A church in Newport.

4. Why does Bethie get arrested in Part III?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Robbery.
(c) Selling weed.
(d) Fraud.

5. What is the name of the bar Jo goes to the night before her wedding?
(a) Sally's.
(b) Gigi's.
(c) Ike's.
(d) Marlowe's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Shelley's brothers?

2. How does Bethie meet Harold Jefferson again in Part IV after many years?

3. Who cuts Bethie's hair before her friend's wedding in Part III?

4. What had Sarah sent as a wedding gift to Bethie when she married Harold?

5. What is Jo's dream in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What big life change does Bethie make shortly after her abortion?

2. What are Shelley and Jo supposed to do after graduation?

3. Why does Jo eventually relent and decide to marry Dave Braverman?

4. Who does Bethie meet from her past that changes her life in Part IV, and how does she meet him?

5. What is Bethie's impression of Jo's state of mind when she visits her in Connecticut?

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

7. What does Jo find in Shelley's closet that prompts a huge fight between them?

8. What is Bethie's opinion of Jo's husband Dave?

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

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

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