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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 is the name of the paper Jo sometimes writes articles for?

2. Who does Dave tell Jo he is having an affair with?

3. How did the women at the sleepover in Part IV get updates on the news and weather?

4. Where will Jo move after her wedding?

5. What does Jo tell Bethie when Bethie asks why Jo seems to have given up on her dreams in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part III, what happens that marks a turning point in Bethie's life?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

What does Bethie's consciousness-raising conversation with Jo and her neighbors in Part IV reveal about the frustrations and other feelings the women have about their relationships, partners, and opportunities? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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