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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which Shakespeare play does Jo's boyfriend compare?
(a) Antony and Cleopatra.
(b) Othello.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

2. What item(s) does Jo have that needs to be left in a cool, dark place?
(a) Her medicine, which should never be left near an open flame.
(b) Her lotion, which is supposed to be stored at room temperature.
(c) Her flower bulbs, which she always plant but they never grow.
(d) Her makeup, which melts in heat.

3. What does Jo find in Peter's wallet?
(a) She finds pictures of lots of other women.
(b) She finds one hundred dollars.
(c) She finds a note addressed to Helen.
(d) She finds his business cards.

4. What does Jo tell Helen she has dreamed?
(a) Jo dreams she was flying, but fell to the ground.
(b) Jo dreams that she found her true love.
(c) Jo dreams that she has failed all her classes.
(d) Jo dreams that policemen found Helen dead under a rosebush.

5. 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 loves the theatre and that takes up all her spare time.
(c) She is getting older and needs glasses to see the screen.
(d) She dislikes crowds and avoids them if at all possible.

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

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

8. What has Jo decided to do after Christmas?
(a) She has decided to get a pet.
(b) She has decided to get married.
(c) She has decided to go to college.
(d) She has decided to quit school

9. What does Jo's boyfriend tell her to save?
(a) He tells her to save her love until her returns.
(b) He tells her to save bottle caps because he is doing a fundraiser.
(c) He tells her to save jars so they will have plenty of containers for their homemade jelly.
(d) He tells her to save her money so they can get married.

10. What type of music do the first stage directions say should be playing?
(a) Rap music.
(b) Blues music.
(c) Jazz music.
(d) Rock music.

11. What does Jo's boyfriend do with the item she finds in his pocket?
(a) He leaves it on the street.
(b) He takes it back and puts it in his pocket.
(c) He gives it to her.
(d) He throws it into the river.

12. Does the apartment have a bathroom?
(a) Yes, but the bathroom is communal and down the hall.
(b) No, the tenants have to use the resturant next door.
(c) No, the outhouse is outside.
(d) Yes, but the bathroom has no door in the apartment.

13. Where have Jo and her boyfriend gone to be alone?
(a) The old hospital.
(b) The schoolhouse, after everyone has gone.
(c) His ship, behind the prow.
(d) The deserted football pitch.

14. Where does Jo threaten to put Helen if she marries again?
(a) The police station.
(b) An institution.
(c) America.
(d) A church.

15. Where does Helen offer to send Jo?
(a) She offers to send her on a cruise.
(b) She offers to get her an apartment of her own.
(c) She offers to send her on a world tour.
(d) She offers to send her to art school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important event in Jo's life has Helen forgotten?

2. What does Jo admit is her favorite season of the year?

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

4. Where does Jo hope to be before she turns forty?

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

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