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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 Jeffrey.
(b) Mister Robbins.
(c) Miss Halo.
(d) Miss Leonie.

2. What does Harold bring to Thanksgiving at Blue Hill Farm?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Stuffing.
(c) Pumpkin pie.
(d) Macaroni and cheese and sweet potato pie.

3. Where will Jo move after her wedding?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Boston.
(d) Chicago.

4. What does Jo tell Bethie when Bethie asks why Jo seems to have given up on her dreams in Part IV?
(a) Jo is not a lesbian as Bethie thinks she is.
(b) Jo got tired of fighting all the time.
(c) Jo did not want to end up like her mother.
(d) Jo did not want to end up like Bethie.

5. What was the name of the synagogue Jo's and Bethie's family attended in Detroit?
(a) Temple Ruth.
(b) Adath Israel.
(c) Habith Bnai.
(d) Temple Hessed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Sarah tell Bethie she resembles in Part III when she picks her up at the airport?

3. What is the name of the chain of stores Dave runs in Part IV?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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