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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Bethie when she knew it was her destiny to become a star?

2. What record does Shelley choose to play in Jo's dorm room in Part II?

3. What is Dev's response when Bethie tells him she loves him?

4. What music festival does Bethie travel to with her friends in Part II?

5. What does the person at the first college party Bethie attends who gives her her first drugs call her?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part I, what happens that makes Jo want to run away from home?

2. How does Bethie control her weight in Part II, once she gets to college?

3. What news does Jo receive in the section of Part I titled "2015"?

4. How does Dev treat Bethie in Part II?

5. Before Jo meets Shelley at college, how does she feel about her college experience?

6. How do Sarah's, Bethie's, and Jo's lives change when their father Ken unexpectedly dies?

7. Why is Jo hesitant to believe Shelley might like her romantically in Part II?

8. How does Jo react when Lynnette tells her about her plans to have sex with her boyfriend for the first time?

9. Why is Jo so upset when she returns from Lynnette's on Thanksgiving Day in Part II?

10. Why does Sarah tell Jo and Bethie that Mel refused to give their father a loan some years before their father died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Part III, how do Bethie's rape and subsequent abortion affect her views of men and of women's oppression? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

How does Jo treat Shelley when Shelley comes to see Jo on Thanksgiving in 1976? Why is Jo so anxious for Shelley to leave? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How do Jo's early sexual experiences and relationship with Lynnette Bobeck affect her later attitudes towards romantic relationships with other women? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your opinions.

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