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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helen need for her head?
(a) She needs a scarf, because she hasn't has a haircut.
(b) She needs a therapist to help sort out her thoughts.
(c) She needs aspirin, or some sort of headache medicine.
(d) She needs a hat to match her outfit.

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

3. Why have Helen and Jo moved again?
(a) Helen found a better apartment in a nicer neighborhood.
(b) Helen is running away from a man.
(c) Jo is running away from a man.
(d) Jo insisted upon getting her own room, so they moved.

4. What are Jo and Helen carrying into the flat?
(a) They are carrying carpet.
(b) They are carrying bags.
(c) They are carrying bookshelves.
(d) They are carrying babies.

5. Does the apartment have a bathroom?
(a) No, the outhouse is outside.
(b) No, the tenants have to use the resturant next door.
(c) Yes, but the bathroom is communal and down the hall.
(d) Yes, but the bathroom has no door in the apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen begin to drink when she enters the flat?

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

3. Regarding her drawings, Jo claims she is not only talented, but:

4. What is Helen's age compared to Peter's age?

5. Why does Helen keep using a handkerchief?

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