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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jo's husband Dave likes to say that behind every great fortune there is which of the following?
(a) A crime.
(b) An angel investor.
(c) A trust fund.
(d) A partner.

2. What does Jo tell Bethie when Bethie asks why Jo seems to have given up on her dreams in Part IV?
(a) Jo got tired of fighting all the time.
(b) Jo is not a lesbian as Bethie thinks she is.
(c) Jo did not want to end up like her mother.
(d) Jo did not want to end up like Bethie.

3. Who is Bethie's therapist in Part IV?
(a) Ronnie Jones.
(b) Frank Anders.
(c) Marsha Blackson.
(d) Allison Shoemaker.

4. What does Jo think right after Dave puts a ring on her finger at their wedding?
(a) I can always get divorced.
(b) I wonder what Shelley is doing.
(c) I have made a terrible mistake.
(d) Now I will be safe.

5. What cliche does Bethie remember Sarah uttering about race in Part IV?
(a) Like goes with like.
(b) Birds of a feather must flock together.
(c) You might get what you wish for.
(d) The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

6. What kind of job does Jo get in Part III?
(a) Working as a police officer.
(b) Writing for the newspaper.
(c) Teaching at a middle school in Detroit.
(d) Working at Hudson's.

7. What city does Bethie fly to Detroit from when she comes home to visit in 1974?
(a) Rome.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Madrid.

8. Which of Jo's daughters gets along best with Sarah?
(a) Missy.
(b) Lila.
(c) Flora.
(d) Kim.

9. What crops do the women at Bethie's new home in Part III grow?
(a) Peppers and Tomatoes.
(b) Corn and marijuana.
(c) Melons.
(d) Berries and beans.

10. What is set to happen the night Bethie comes to Connecticut to visit Jo in Part IV?
(a) A blizzard.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A meteor shower.
(d) Flooding.

11. How does Bethie meet Harold Jefferson again in Part IV after many years?
(a) He is a police officer who pulls her over.
(b) He is a therapist for one of her friends.
(c) He is a bank manager at the bank she goes to for a loan.
(d) He is store manager at a store she sells her jam at.

12. Who invites Jo and Bethie to a sleepover at the neighbor's house in Part IV?
(a) Laura Scott.
(b) Marsha Bell.
(c) Nonie Scotto.
(d) Judy Liner.

13. What does Dave tell Jo when she gets back from her trip with Bethie in Part V?
(a) They need to declare bankruptcy.
(b) They need to get a divorce.
(c) He is seeing another woman.
(d) One of the kids had to go to the emergency room when Jo was gone.

14. What does Bethie do with all of Jo's neighbors during the sleepover in Part IV?
(a) Marathon scrabble games.
(b) Consciousness raising.
(c) Fund raising.
(d) Jam-making.

15. Whose wedding does Bethie come home to Detroit for in 1974?
(a) Ellen's.
(b) Marjorie's.
(c) Barbara's.
(d) Lynnette's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shelley give to Jo as a gift when she first sees her after Shelley's divorce?

2. Where does Bethie go for something to eat after her friend's wedding in 1974?

3. Who does Jo meet at Shelley's wedding who changes the course of her life?

4. What is the name of the woman Jo meets at the bar she goes to the night before her wedding?

5. What had Sarah sent as a wedding gift to Bethie when she married Harold?

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