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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 101 - 188).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dev's response when Bethie tells him she loves him?
(a) He tells her he needs some time to think about it.
(b) He tells her he loves her too.
(c) He tells her he has never told anyone he loves her.
(d) He does not say anything.

2. Who is Jo's best friend in high school?
(a) Cherlyn Cummmings.
(b) Lynnette Bobeck.
(c) Loretta King.
(d) Michelle Goldfarb.

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

4. Who is Ken Kaufman's mother to Jo and Bethie?
(a) Grandma Shayna.
(b) Grandma Loretta.
(c) Grandma Elkie.
(d) Bubbe.

5. What play had Jo seen Shelley perform in?
(a) Carousel.
(b) Hairspray.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) The Music Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Sarah's sisters died of breast cancer?

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

3. What song does Devon associate with his three sisters who are all housewives?

4. What does Bethie do to try to control her weight gain in Part I?

5. What does Dev's father do for a living?

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