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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. Where did Shelley's paternal grandparents die?

2. What was the name of the synagogue Jo's and Bethie's family attended in Detroit?

3. What book does Jo read when she goes on her trip abroad?

4. Which of Jo's daughters gets along best with Sarah?

5. How will Jo afford to go traveling with Shelley in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do many of Jo's neighbors say during Bethie's consciousness-raising exercise about their lives in Part IV?

2. What does Dave tell Jo when she returns from her trip to Atlanta in Part IV?

3. What does Bethie get arrested for when she comes back to Detroit for her friend's wedding?

4. In Part III, what is one major frustration Jo has with Shelley?

5. How does Jo remember the night Shelley came to find her in 1976?

6. Why does Sarah send Jo a telegram telling her to come home immediately just as Jo starts her trip abroad?

7. Who does Bethie meet from her past that changes her life in Part IV, and how does she meet him?

8. What does Jo find in Shelley's closet that prompts a huge fight between them?

9. What big life change does Bethie make shortly after her abortion?

10. What are Shelley and Jo supposed to do after graduation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Jo end up going to Shelley's wedding, and how does her experience there change the course of her life forever? Why does Jo finally agree to marry a man? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Bethie's arrival and acceptance at Blue Hill Farm change the course of her life? What does Bethie end up discovering about herself at Blue Hill Farm? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How does Weiner's choice to alternate between the viewpoints of Bethie and Jo throughout the novel affect the reader's experience of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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