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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of Sarah's sisters died of breast cancer?
(a) Iris.
(b) Nonie.
(c) Flora.
(d) Ellen.
2. Who is Jo's best friend in high school?
(a) Lynnette Bobeck.
(b) Loretta King.
(c) Cherlyn Cummmings.
(d) Michelle Goldfarb.
3. What does Uncle Mel start doing to Bethie at her father's funeral?
(a) Shoving money into her hand.
(b) Cooking for her.
(c) Giving her drugs.
(d) Touching her inappropriately.
4. How old is Ken Kaufman when he dies?
(a) 60.
(b) 45.
(c) 35.
(d) 50.
5. Who is the leader of the protest group Jo and Shelley join at college in Part II?
(a) Linda.
(b) Devonne.
(c) Doug.
(d) James.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Bethie's high school English teacher in Part II?
2. In which year does Part One of the novel begin?
3. What does Dev's father do for a living?
4. What does Bethie demand from Uncle Mel in Part I in return for not revealing what he has been doing to her?
5. What does Jo make for Thanksgiving dinner?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Bethie think about what has become of Sarah in Part II?
2. Before Jo meets Shelley at college, how does she feel about her college experience?
3. What role does Jo's high school friend Lynnette play in her life?
4. What news does Jo receive in the section of Part I titled "2015"?
5. When Jo is a young child and standing outside the Kaufman's new home on Alhambra Street for the first time, what makes Sarah so angry?
6. In Part I, what happens that makes Jo want to run away from home?
7. How does Bethie put a stop to her Uncle Mel's abuse?
8. How does Jo react when Lynnette tells her about her plans to have sex with her boyfriend for the first time?
9. What does Bethie think of the farm they stop at with Dev and their friends on the way to Newport?
10. How does Sarah treat Jo and Bethie differently when they are little girls?
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