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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. Where does Jo take Bethie for her abortion?
(a) A friend's house in Ann Arbor.
(b) A Planned Parenthood clinic in Detroit.
(c) A hotel in Detroit.
(d) A doctor's office in Ann Arbor.

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

3. What is set to happen the night Bethie comes to Connecticut to visit Jo in Part IV?
(a) A meteor shower.
(b) Flooding.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A blizzard.

4. 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 was the good one.
(d) She had thought Bethie would be able to financially support her more fully.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who films Jo's fitness video for her?

4. What is Philip's signature dish that he serves at Blue Hill Farm?

5. Why does Sarah call Jo when Bethie needs an abortion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do many of Jo's neighbors say during Bethie's consciousness-raising exercise about their lives in Part IV?

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

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

7. What happens when Jo comes back to Atlanta for a visit with Bethie in Part IV?

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

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

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

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