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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 Jo think right after Dave puts a ring on her finger at their wedding?

2. What is set to happen the night Bethie comes to Connecticut to visit Jo in Part IV?

3. How does Bethie meet Harold Jefferson again in Part IV after many years?

4. How does Jo find out that her mother wants her back home from her trip in Part III?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What kinds of difficulties does Jo experience with her youngest daughter Lila?

6. What does the abortionist tell Bethie when she sees him?

7. Why does Jo go to Shelley's wedding in Part III?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the blow-up between Jo and Sarah at Thanksgiving in Part II fundamentally change the dynamic in their relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Harold Jefferson reluctant to get into a serious relationship with Bethie, even though he likes her very much? How does Bethie expect her mother Sarah to react to her relationship with Harold, a black man? Once Bethie and Harold begin their romance and reveal their relationship to their families, how do their families react? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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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