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

2. Who did Jo think was was in love with, as she confesses to Heaven?
(a) She thought she was in love with the boy around the corner.
(b) She thought she was in love with a rock star.
(c) She thought she was in love with a boy in a book.
(d) She thought she was in love with one of Helen's fancy men.

3. What kind of cigar is Peter smoking?
(a) An Australian cigar.
(b) A Spanish cigar.
(c) A Havana cigar.
(d) An American Spirit cigar.

4. What is Peter's profession?
(a) Peter is a lawyer.
(b) Peter is a cobbler.
(c) Peter is a teacher.
(d) Peter is a car salesman.

5. What does Jo's boyfriend put in her milk?
(a) A pill.
(b) A drop of liquor.
(c) The ring.
(d) A tooth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, because of the time period of the play, is the significant difference between Jo and her boyfriend?

2. What type of music do the first stage directions say should be playing?

3. What is Helen's parenting strategy with Jo?

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

5. Why does Geof say his landlady has kicked him out?

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