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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing? (from Book Six - Book Seven: 2006, 2016, and 2022)

Jo experiences pleasure when she and her friend, Lynette, use a vibrator before she first has sex with a woman.

Bethie meets her husband, Harold Jefferson, at several seminal points in her life before she marries him.

The reader knows Ken, the Kauffman sisters' father, will die early before he actually dies.

The reader knows Jo will die early before she actually dies.

2.

Which of the following does Jo fail to do when Bethie keeps her daughters to give her more time to herself? (from Book Four - Book Five: 1987-1993)

Jo does not perform household chores.

Jo does not write.

Jo does not miss her daughters.

Jo does not realize that the only bond she shares with her husband, Dave, is a commitment to parenting their daughters well.

3.

Which of the following sentences best describes Jo and Bethie's respective personalities? (from Prologue - Book One: 1950)

Bethie seeks to please her mother, while Jo wants to please her father.

Bethie is pretty, while Jo is smart.

Bethie wants to be admired, while Jo wants to be successful.

Bethie loves embodying the feminine beauty standard, while Jo rejects it.

4.

Why does Jo break up with her partner, Shelley Finkelbein? (from Book Two: 1962)

Jo doubts Shelley's love.

Shelley says she will marry a man, because she lacks the courage to live openly with a woman.

Jo discovers she does not love Shelley.

Jo cannot legally marry Shelley, and marriage is important to Jo.

5.

Which of the following statements is true of Bethie's time at Blue Hill Farm? (from Book Three: 1974)

Experiencing female solidarity at the commune strengthens Bethie's commitment to feminism.

Experiencing female solidarity at the commune weakens Bethie's commitment to feminism.

Bethie struggles to fit in with the other members of the commune at Blue Hill Farm.

Bethie and Jo grow closer after Bethie moves to Blue Hill Farm.

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