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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excites her boyfriend the most about their relationship?
(a) He likes that Jo does not care about his color.
(b) He likes that Jo speaks another language.
(c) He likes that Jo is an excellent dancer.
(d) He likes that Jo is quitting school.

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

3. Why does her boyfriend like that it gets dark early?
(a) He can kiss her earlier, since no one can see.
(b) His eyes are extremely sensitive.
(c) He has a rare allergy to light.
(d) He only travels at nighttime.

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

5. How old is Jo's boyfriend?
(a) He is twenty-two.
(b) He is eighteen.
(c) He is twenty-seven.
(d) He is thirty.

6. What is the barbaric cult the boy feels he is suddenly trapped in?
(a) Matrimony.
(b) The Navy.
(c) The barroom.
(d) The Skins.

7. Since the move, what is the difference in travel time for Jo's trip to school?
(a) Jo is much farther away from the school, so it will take longer.
(b) Jo is about the same distance from the school as before.
(c) Jo quit school before the move.
(d) Jo is much closer to school, she she will get there more quickly.

8. What does Jo notice about Peter's brother's wife in her wedding photo?
(a) The woman is wearing dark glasses.
(b) The woman was pregnant at her wedding.
(c) The woman looks remarkably like Helen.
(d) The woman's dress was not wearing a traditional wedding dress.

9. 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 very tall, and her boyfriend is very short.
(d) Jo is a young girl, and her boyfriend is an old man.

10. Where does Jo hope to be before she turns forty?
(a) She hopes to be dead and buried.
(b) She hopes to be rich and famous.
(c) She hopes to be married with lots of children.
(d) She hopes to be living in France.

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

12. What is Helen's age compared to Peter's age?
(a) Helen is old enough to be Peter's mother.
(b) Peter is old enough to be Helen's father.
(c) Helen and Peter are the same age.
(d) Peter is exactly three months older.

13. What does Peter have in his mouth?
(a) A cheroot.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A toothpick.

14. 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.

15. What part of England is the apartment in?
(a) Worcester.
(b) Leicester.
(c) London.
(d) Manchester.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of one of the movies Helen sees in the paper?

2. Just before he leaves, what does Peter whisper to Helen (according to the stage directions)?

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

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

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

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