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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Jo and Helen carrying into the flat?
(a) They are carrying babies.
(b) They are carrying bookshelves.
(c) They are carrying bags.
(d) They are carrying carpet.

2. How much older is Helen than Peter?
(a) She is fifteen years older.
(b) She is five years older.
(c) She is three years older.
(d) She is ten years older.

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

4. About how many people live in their district in the city, according to Jo?
(a) About twenty people.
(b) About fifty thousand people.
(c) About one million people.
(d) About ten people.

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

6. Why has Peter tracked Helen down?
(a) He wants Jo to marry him.
(b) Jo owes him money.
(c) Helen owes him money.
(d) He wants Helen to marry him.

7. When do they plan to get married?
(a) They plan to marry in one year.
(b) They plan to marry during his next leave, in six months.
(c) They plan to marry the next day.
(d) They plan to marry in five years, and have a dream wedding.

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

9. How does Helen feel when she discovers Jo's ring?
(a) She is sad and bursts into tears.
(b) She is angry and disappointed.
(c) She is very jealous and locks Jo in her room.
(d) She is excited and wants to have a double wedding.

10. Why does Helen love the dark?
(a) She has sensitive eyes, and bright lights hurt 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 thinks everything is best seen in the dark---including her.

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

12. What does Helen begin to drink when she enters the flat?
(a) She drinks orange juice.
(b) She drinks gin.
(c) She drinks whiskey.
(d) She drinks soda.

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

14. What excuse does Jo give when it is time for her to go?
(a) Her curfew is up.
(b) Her mother is waiting.
(c) She is hungry.
(d) She is tired.

15. What is Peter carrying when he enters the flat?
(a) He is carrying his jacket and an umbrella.
(b) He is carrying a suitcase.
(c) He is carrying a dog in from outside.
(d) He is carrying chocolates and flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Jo's boyfriend joke that his father played?

2. Where does Helen offer to send Jo?

3. Where were Jo's boyfriend's ancestors from?

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

5. What does Jo throw at Peter?

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