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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. Which of Jo's daughters gets along best with Sarah?

2. Who films Jo's fitness video for her?

3. How will Jo afford to go traveling with Shelley in Part III?

4. Where do Jo and Bethie stop on their trip together in Part IV on their way down south?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Bethie meet from her past that changes her life in Part IV, and how does she meet him?

3. What kind of conversation does Bethie do with Jo and her neighbors in Part IV?

4. Why does Sarah send Jo a telegram telling her to come home immediately just as Jo starts her trip abroad?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Does Sarah Kaufman's death - and the note she leaves to Jo and Bethie - change Jo's and Bethie's views about their mother and about their relationships with her? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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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