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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 is the climate like in the new apartment according to Helen?

2. How old is Jo's boyfriend?

3. Why does Helen not go to the picture show anymore?

4. How does Jo make Helen's coffee?

5. What type of music do the first stage directions say should be playing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Peter Smith followed Helen to the new apartment?

2. Why do Helen and Peter leave Jo in the apartment?

3. How does Jo feel about she and Helen's new apartment?

4. What school does Helen offer to pay for Jo to attend?

5. How does Jo pay for the apartment?

6. Why does Jo attack Peter, half-laughing, half-crying?

7. Why is Jo's boyfriend concerned about meeting Helen?

8. Does Jo think she loved her boyfriend?

9. What are Helen's thoughts on destiny, as she tells Jo after their conversation about the shiek?

10. How do Geof and Jo's views on life differ? What do they find spurs their conversation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Act 1, Scene 2, Helen comments on film and theatre, complaining that they have become more and more alike and trite. Why is Helen's mantra about movies becoming more like theatre significant? Could this be Delaney's own opinion? Do some research on Shelagh Delaney. To your knowledge, what is one of the reasons she wrote A Taste of Honey?

Essay Topic 2

When Helen finds out that Jo is engaged and no longer a virgin, she is extremely upset, sharply contrasting her usual flippant attitude. Why does this specific occurrence so upset Helen? Does she see some of herself in Jo? What wisdom does she attempt to impart upon Jo regarding youth?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the play's title. What are the implications of a taste of honey, as an action and a title for the play? Where are there instances in the text that demonstrate the idea? How do the characters exemplify the idea?

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