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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 is coming through the roof in the apartment?
(a) Water; the roof is leaking.
(b) A tree branch; there was a recent storm.
(c) The floor from the apartment above; there is a hole.
(d) Electrical wiring; the apartment has yet to be renovated.

2. What excuse does Jo give when it is time for her to go?
(a) She is tired.
(b) Her mother is waiting.
(c) Her curfew is up.
(d) She is hungry.

3. What sound do Jo and Helen hear from the river?
(a) They hear a tugboat.
(b) They hear the song of a whale.
(c) They hear a submarine resurfacing.
(d) They hear the cannons of a battleship.

4. How old is Jo's boyfriend?
(a) He is twenty-two.
(b) He is eighteen.
(c) He is thirty.
(d) He is twenty-seven.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were Jo's boyfriend's ancestors from?

2. What is Helen's reaction to Jo's dream?

3. Why has Helen chosen this apartment?

4. What specific kind of dark scares Jo?

5. How does Helen describe the wallpaper?

(see the answer key)

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