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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Helen compare their bed?
(a) She compares it to a slaughterhouse.
(b) She compares it to a coffin.
(c) She compares it to a grassy knoll.
(d) She compares it to a cloud.

2. What classical Greek figure is in the joke Peter tells Geof?
(a) Euripides.
(b) Iphegenia.
(c) Oedipus.
(d) Zeus.

3. Why does Helen not go to the picture show anymore?
(a) She is getting older and needs glasses to see the screen.
(b) She thinks they have become more like the theatre and its difficult to hear.
(c) She dislikes crowds and avoids them if at all possible.
(d) She loves the theatre and that takes up all her spare time.

4. What important event in Jo's life has Helen forgotten?
(a) Helen has forgotten Jo's first words.
(b) Helen has forgotten the date of Jo's birth.
(c) Helen has forgotten Jo's graduation.
(d) Helen has forgotten when Jo lost her first tooth.

5. What does Peter ask for immediately upon entering the apartment?
(a) Food.
(b) Money.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Gin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jo think the landlady has kicked him out?

2. What sound do Jo and Helen hear from the river?

3. What is Peter's profession?

4. Why does Helen love the dark?

5. What does Jo think is still in her boyfriend somewhere, despite his current life?

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