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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. What does Dave call Jo as a term of endearment?

2. What does Sarah tell Bethie in Part III about her opinion of Bethie?

3. 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?

4. Who is Bethie's therapist in Part IV?

5. Where does Bethie go for something to eat after her friend's wedding in 1974?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Part III, what is one major frustration Jo has with Shelley?

8. What does Jo find in Shelley's closet that prompts a huge fight between them?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Jo's experiences with and feelings towards each of her parents, Sarah and Ken Kaufman, throughout her childhood and up until the time when Ken dies suddenly.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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