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

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

3. What is the name of the place Bethie lives in Part IV?
(a) Margaret Way.
(b) Blue Hill Farm.
(c) Alhambra Hills.
(d) Capacious Hills.

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

5. What idea does Shelley toy with in Part III for her plans after college?
(a) Working as a nurse.
(b) Joining the Peace Corps.
(c) Joining the army.
(d) Working for her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the women at the sleepover in Part IV get updates on the news and weather?

2. What cliche does Bethie remember Sarah uttering about race in Part IV?

3. What does Harold bring to Thanksgiving at Blue Hill Farm?

4. Who invites Jo and Bethie to a sleepover at the neighbor's house in Part IV?

5. How did Harold Jefferson injure his leg?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Part III, what is one major frustration Jo has with Shelley?

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

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

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