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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Peter's last name?
(a) Jones.
(b) Smith.
(c) Peter.
(d) Johnson.

2. What is one of the items Jo finds in her boyfriend's pocket?
(a) She finds a receipt for $1,000.
(b) She finds a stick of chewing gum.
(c) She finds a toy car.
(d) She finds a gun.

3. What does Jo throw at Peter?
(a) The lid from a box of chocolates.
(b) The cushion from the armchair.
(c) A pot from the kitchen.
(d) A brand new shoe.

4. How does Helen explain Jo's behavior to Peter?
(a) Helen claims Jo hates all men.
(b) Helen claims Jo is mentally slow.
(c) Helen claims Jo is deaf.
(d) Helen claims Jo is jealous of her affections.

5. What does Peter wear on his eye(s)?
(a) He wears eyeglasses.
(b) He wears a black eye patch.
(c) He wears a mask.
(d) He wears sunglasses.

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

7. How does Jo think Helen will react to the engagement?
(a) Jo thinks Helen will throughly disapprove.
(b) Jo thinks Helen will laugh.
(c) Jo thinks Helen will be very excited.
(d) Jo thinks Helen will throw a fit.

8. What does Helen reveal about Jo's father?
(a) She reveals that Jo's father was mentally challenged.
(b) She reveals that Jo's father is living right down the block.
(c) She reveals that Peter actually is Jo's biological father.
(d) She reveals that Jo's father is the crown Prince of England.

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

10. What, because of the time period of the play, is the significant difference between Jo and her boyfriend?
(a) Jo is Caucasian and her boyfriend is African.
(b) Jo is English, and her boyfriend is American.
(c) Jo is a young girl, and her boyfriend is an old man.
(d) Jo is very tall, and her boyfriend is very short.

11. What does Helen tell Peter she is giving up?
(a) She is giving up coffee.
(b) She is giving up sex and men.
(c) She is giving up smoking cigarettes.
(d) She is giving up eating sweets.

12. What is the climate like in the new apartment according to Helen?
(a) The apartment is swelteringly hot.
(b) The apartment is cold and drafty, a shelter to the four winds.
(c) The apartment is stuffy.
(d) The apartment is terribly muggy, like a steamhouse.

13. Why did Helen's first husband divorce her?
(a) He divorced her because he did not want to be a father and was not ready for the responsibility.
(b) He divorced her because they could not agree on where to live.
(c) He divorced her because she stole all of his money.
(d) He divorced her because she got pregnant with Jo by another man.

14. What is Jo's boyfriend's plan for the evening when they part?
(a) He is going back to the ship because he is on duty.
(b) He is going to a library.
(c) He is going drinking with the boys.
(d) He is going to a museum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jo notice about Peter's brother's wife in her wedding photo?

2. How old does Jo's boyfriend think that women are born?

3. What does Jo think is still in her boyfriend somewhere, despite his current life?

4. What is Helen's age compared to Peter's age?

5. What are the two Ws that Helen sees in Jo's future?

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