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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. Where does Sarah Kaufman find a job after Ken Kaufman dies?

2. Who is Jo's best friend's boyfriend in high school?

3. Who is forced to audition for the school play with Bethie by his football coach?

4. Why is Jo so upset when she comes home from Lynnette's on Thanksgiving Day?

5. What role does Bethie play in the Hebrew School play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jo get for Bethie as a gift in Part II?

2. What does Bethie think of the farm they stop at with Dev and their friends on the way to Newport?

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

4. When Jo is a young child and standing outside the Kaufman's new home on Alhambra Street for the first time, what makes Sarah so angry?

5. What does Bethie think about what has become of Sarah in Part II?

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

7. What starts happening to Bethie when she goes to her Uncle Mel's house every week?

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

9. How does Sarah treat Jo and Bethie differently when they are little girls?

10. What kinds of protests does Jo attend in college, and what causes does she care most about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and when does Jo first begin to feel her mother's disapproval? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How do the struggles of Jo's three daughters, Kim, Melissa, and Lila, reflect and embody some of the same problems she, Bethie, and even their mother Sarah encountered as women decades earlier? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

What do Jo's childhood experiences with Mae and Frieda teach her about her mother Sarah's attitudes towards racial equality? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your arguments.

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