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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 cuts Bethie's hair before her friend's wedding in Part III?
(a) Mister Robbins.
(b) Miss Leonie.
(c) Mister Jeffrey.
(d) Miss Halo.

2. When does Shelley come to find Jo again for the first time after they both get married to their husbands?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1976.

3. Who does Dave tell Jo he is having an affair with?
(a) Judy Pressman.
(b) Stephanie Freeman.
(c) Ellen Weinberger.
(d) Nonie Scotto.

4. What does Bethie ask Jo to do with her when she visits Jo in Part IV?
(a) Move back to their mother's house with her.
(b) Go into business with her.
(c) Come back to Atlanta with her.
(d) Write a novel with her.

5. What does Jo try the hardest to forgive Bethie for in Part IV?
(a) Her inadvertent role in Jo's path in life to get married.
(b) Her constant requests for loans.
(c) Her resentment towards Jo.
(d) Her jealousy towards Jo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How will Jo afford to go traveling with Shelley in Part III?

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

3. What does Jo think Bethie has a certain genius for?

4. What is set to happen the night Bethie comes to Connecticut to visit Jo in Part IV?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Part III, what happens that marks a turning point in Bethie's life?

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

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

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

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

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

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