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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. How did Harold Jefferson injure his leg?
(a) On the job as a cop.
(b) In a factory accident.
(c) In a farming accident.
(d) In the Vietnam War.

2. What does Bethie do with all of Jo's neighbors during the sleepover in Part IV?
(a) Marathon scrabble games.
(b) Jam-making.
(c) Consciousness raising.
(d) Fund raising.

3. What had Bethie seen Jo and Shelley doing at the University of Michigan?
(a) Having sex.
(b) Holdings hands.
(c) Picketing together.
(d) Living together.

4. Who does Bethie meet in New York City who changes her life in Part III?
(a) Ronnie.
(b) Jo.
(c) Allen.
(d) Samuel.

5. What crops do the women at Bethie's new home in Part III grow?
(a) Melons.
(b) Berries and beans.
(c) Peppers and Tomatoes.
(d) Corn and marijuana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman Jo meets at the bar she goes to the night before her wedding?

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

3. What was the name of the synagogue Jo's and Bethie's family attended in Detroit?

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?

5. Where does Jo take Bethie for her abortion?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What big life change does Bethie make shortly after her abortion?

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

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

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