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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Jo's father's favorite holiday?

2. What is the name of Jo's and Bethie's high school?

3. How much money does Uncle Mel pay Bethie for coming to his house each week?

4. What record does Shelley choose to play in Jo's dorm room in Part II?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bethie remember about being Esther in the Hebrew School play when she was 11?

2. How does Dev treat Bethie in Part II?

3. How does Sarah treat Jo and Bethie differently when they are little girls?

4. What kinds of protests does Jo attend in college, and what causes does she care most about?

5. What news does Jo receive in the section of Part I titled "2015"?

6. What does Bethie think of the farm they stop at with Dev and their friends on the way to Newport?

7. How do Sarah's, Bethie's, and Jo's lives change when their father Ken unexpectedly dies?

8. Why is Jo hesitant to believe Shelley might like her romantically in Part II?

9. Before Jo meets Shelley at college, how does she feel about her college experience?

10. What starts happening to Bethie when she goes to her Uncle Mel's house every week?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Sarah Kaufman's death - and the note she leaves to Jo and Bethie - change Jo's and Bethie's views about their mother and about their relationships with her? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Jo treat Shelley when Shelley comes to see Jo on Thanksgiving in 1976? Why is Jo so anxious for Shelley to leave? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why is Harold Jefferson reluctant to get into a serious relationship with Bethie, even though he likes her very much? How does Bethie expect her mother Sarah to react to her relationship with Harold, a black man? Once Bethie and Harold begin their romance and reveal their relationship to their families, how do their families react? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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