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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. How does Jo make Helen's coffee?
(a) Jo makes Helen's coffee with cream, because she knows Helen takes her coffee with cream.
(b) Jo makes Helen's coffee very strong, because she knows Helen likes it weak.
(c) Jo makes Helen's coffee with sugar, because she knows Helen hates sugar.
(d) Jo makes the coffee very weak, because she knows Helen likes it strong.

2. Just before he leaves, what does Peter whisper to Helen (according to the stage directions)?
(a) Peter whispers words of love.
(b) Peter whispers a dirty joke to Helen.
(c) Peter whispers an invitation to his house.
(d) Peter whispers a threat on Jo's life.

3. Why does Helen not go to the picture show anymore?
(a) She loves the theatre and that takes up all her spare time.
(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 is getting older and needs glasses to see the screen.

4. How old does Jo's boyfriend think that women are born?
(a) Five years old.
(b) Three thousand years old.
(c) Seventy years old.
(d) Brand new, just like everyone else.

5. What is Jo sorting through before Helen and Peter leave?
(a) She is sorting through the kitchen.
(b) She is sorting through magazines.
(c) She is sorting through clothes.
(d) She is sorting through books.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which Shakespeare play does Jo's boyfriend compare?

2. Why does Helen love the dark?

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

4. What has Jo's boyfriend been carrying for her?

5. What does Jo's boyfriend do with the item she finds in his pocket?

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