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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 100).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bethie do to try to control her weight gain in Part I?
(a) Eat only grapefruit for one month.
(b) Get liposuction.
(c) Buy amphetamines.
(d) Drink metrecal diet shakes.

2. What poem did Uncle Mel read at his brother Ken's shiva?
(a) Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening.
(b) The Road Less Traveled.
(c) Prufrock.
(d) Ode to a Grecian Urn.

3. What does Jo do out of concern over Bethie's dieting in Part I?
(a) Hide her diet shakes.
(b) Cooks for Bethie every night.
(c) Tells the school nurse.
(d) Tells their doctor.

4. Why does Jo run away from home in Part I?
(a) Her mother makes her switch schools.
(b) Her mother calls her a freak.
(c) Her mother fires their Black housekeeper and tells her she can not see the housekeeper's daughter, her best friend, any longer.
(d) Her mother insists that she wears a dress.

5. Which of the following sports does Jo play in high school?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Field hockey.
(d) Lacrosse.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year does Part One of the novel begin?

2. What does Harold Jefferson's father do for a living?

3. What kind of bread does Bethie make with her grandparents?

4. Where is Jo when she receives the phone call from her doctor telling her her cancer has returned?

5. What is Jo's father's name?

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