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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What factory is across the street from the flat?
(a) A Whirlpool plant.
(b) A peanut processing factory.
(c) A slaughterhouse.
(d) A bread factory.

2. What are the two Ws that Helen sees in Jo's future?
(a) Walk or wait.
(b) Work or want.
(c) Whip or waive.
(d) Woo or waste.

3. Why does Helen love the dark?
(a) She has very fair skin and sunburns easily.
(b) She thinks everything is best seen in the dark---including her.
(c) She has sensitive eyes, and bright lights hurt her.
(d) She is a thief, and everything is best stolen in the dark.

4. How is Jo's boyfriend described in the stage directions?
(a) A light-haired fiddler.
(b) A colored naval rating.
(c) An Italian brigadier.
(d) An Indian colonel.

5. Where does Helen offer to send Jo?
(a) She offers to send her to art school.
(b) She offers to send her on a world tour.
(c) She offers to send her on a cruise.
(d) She offers to get her an apartment of her own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important question does Jo's boyfriend ask her?

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

3. What part of England is the apartment in?

4. Where do Jo and her boyfriend agree to meet the next day?

5. Just before he leaves, what does Peter whisper to Helen (according to the stage directions)?

(see the answer key)

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