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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. Why does Shelley say she cannot be with Jo in Part III?
(a) She wants to have a career.
(b) She wants to have children.
(c) She loves her boyfriend.
(d) She is not brave like Jo and she can not face people's reactions to her homosexuality.

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

3. Where does Bethie end up after stealing her boss's money on her way to San Francisco?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Montana.
(c) Colorado.
(d) New Mexico.

4. What book do some of the mothers who are Jo's neighbors read to their children in an effort to teach them about equality and freedom?
(a) Free to Be...You and Me.
(b) Free to Be a Family.
(c) Family Matters.
(d) Different Strokes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What crops do the women at Bethie's new home in Part III grow?

2. Who does Bethie steal money from to get to the West Coast?

3. What does Bethie ask Jo to do with her when she visits Jo in Part IV?

4. Where will Jo move after her wedding?

5. What does the abortionist say to Bethie in Part III that shocks her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Part III, how does Sarah act towards Bethie?

5. Why does Sarah send Jo a telegram telling her to come home immediately just as Jo starts her trip abroad?

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

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

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

9. What kind of conversation does Bethie do with Jo and her neighbors in Part IV?

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

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