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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Jo's boyfriend do before he was in the service?
(a) He was a butcher.
(b) He was a veterinarian.
(c) He was a handyman.
(d) He was a male nurse.

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

6. Why does Helen not go to the picture show anymore?
(a) She thinks they have become more like the theatre and its difficult to hear.
(b) She dislikes crowds and avoids them if at all possible.
(c) She is getting older and needs glasses to see the screen.
(d) She loves the theatre and that takes up all her spare time.

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

8. How does Jo wear his ring?
(a) Jo puts the ring on a piece of string around her neck.
(b) Jo hides the ring in a safe place to wait for his return.
(c) Jo keeps the ring in her pocket, stiched into the seams
(d) Jo wears the ring proudly on her finger.

9. Why does Jo attack Peter?
(a) She wants him to go back to the bar and wait for she and Helen to be ready.
(b) She wants him to make her dinner because she is starving.
(c) She wants him to return the dress because she hates the color.
(d) She wants him to leave she and Helen alone because he is not her father.

10. What is Helen's parenting strategy with Jo?
(a) Helen tries to be best friends with Jo and is involved in her life decisions.
(b) Helen leaves Jo's care to a nanny.
(c) Helen lets Jo ruin her life however she wants.
(d) Helen is extremely strict and Jo is very sheltered.

11. How is the apartment lit?
(a) The apartment is lit by the stove.
(b) The apartment is lit by sunlight or moonlight only.
(c) The apartment is lit by a bare bulb hanging from the ceiling.
(d) The apartment has an antique lamp the is covered in the rent.

12. What does Helen need for her head?
(a) She needs a scarf, because she hasn't has a haircut.
(b) She needs aspirin, or some sort of headache medicine.
(c) She needs a therapist to help sort out her thoughts.
(d) She needs a hat to match her outfit.

13. Why does Helen keep using a handkerchief?
(a) She is bleeding.
(b) She puts it over her eyes as she tries to sleep.
(c) She is crying.
(d) Her nose is running.

14. What was Helen's first job?
(a) She worked as an undertaker.
(b) She worked at a small pub.
(c) She worked as an administrative assistant.
(d) She worked for telemarketers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which branch of the armed forces did Peter serve?

2. What does Helen begin to drink when she enters the flat?

3. Where does Jo plan to work after Christmas?

4. What does Helen tell Peter she is giving up?

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

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