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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 Bethie do with all of Jo's neighbors during the sleepover in Part IV?

2. Where will Jo move after her wedding?

3. Who does Jo meet at Shelley's wedding who changes the course of her life?

4. What is Philip's signature dish that he serves at Blue Hill Farm?

5. What does Sarah tell Bethie and Jo at Thanksgiving at her house in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is a significant complication of Harold's and Bethie's relationship?

4. What happens when Jo comes back to Atlanta for a visit with Bethie in Part IV?

5. What does Dave tell Jo when she returns from her trip to Atlanta in Part IV?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Bethie's sexual abuse at the hands of her Uncle Mel affect her life, self-perception, and relationships afterwards? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why does Jo end up going to Shelley's wedding, and how does her experience there change the course of her life forever? Why does Jo finally agree to marry a man? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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