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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Helen sits in the chair, what does she think it needs?
(a) She thinks it needs to be reupholstered.
(b) She thinks the legs need to be repaired.
(c) She thinks it needs new springs.
(d) She thinks it needs a cushion.

2. Who do Helen and Jo hear singing outside?
(a) Children.
(b) Geof.
(c) The church choir.
(d) Carolers.

3. Who unexpectedly enters after Jo lies down?
(a) Helen.
(b) The Queen of England.
(c) Peter.
(d) Jo's boyfriend.

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

5. What is Geof cooking?
(a) A chicken.
(b) A pot roast.
(c) A cake.
(d) A suckling pig.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Peter keep singing?

2. Why does her boyfriend like that it gets dark early?

3. What does Helen offer Jo before she and Peter leave?

4. How does Helen describe the way Jo and Geof have been living?

5. What are Peter and Helen celebrating?

(see the answer key)

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