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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. What instrument does Jo's boyfriend joke that his father played?
(a) The saxophone.
(b) The piano.
(c) The tom-tom.
(d) The triangle.

2. What has Jo's boyfriend been carrying for her?
(a) He has been carrying her shoes.
(b) He has been carrying her bike.
(c) He has been carrying her books.
(d) He has been carrying her dog.

3. Why does Peter claim Helen went off the deep end?
(a) She has had too many pills and drinks.
(b) Her mental condition finally resurfaced.
(c) She cannot stand the heat of the summer.
(d) One of her boyfriend dumped her for a younger woman.

4. About how many people live in their district in the city, according to Jo?
(a) About fifty thousand people.
(b) About one million people.
(c) About ten people.
(d) About twenty people.

5. In the stage directions, what denotes the changing of time?
(a) Helen reenters and looks at her watch.
(b) Jo pulls the curtain, then when it opens, everything is different.
(c) The narrator tells the audience that two months have passed.
(d) Geof and Jo dance on and off stage with different props.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who did Jo think was was in love with, as she confesses to Heaven?

4. Where does Jo threaten to put Helen if she marries again?

5. What excuse does Jo give when it is time for her to go?

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