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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Helen try to give Jo when Jo complains of being cold?
(a) Helen tries to give Jo a hug.
(b) Helen tries to give Jo a slap.
(c) Helen tries to give Jo whiskey.
(d) Helen tries to give Jo a blanket.

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

4. How is Jo's boyfriend described in the stage directions?
(a) A light-haired fiddler.
(b) A colored naval rating.
(c) An Italian brigadier.
(d) An Indian colonel.

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

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

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

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

9. What specific kind of dark scares Jo?
(a) The darkness of caves.
(b) The darkness in schools.
(c) The darkness inside houses.
(d) The darkness outside.

10. Why has Helen chosen this apartment?
(a) The two rooms allow Jo to have her own apartment.
(b) The neighborhood is much nicer than their old neighborhood.
(c) The rent is low enough for her to pay.
(d) The appliances are new.

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

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

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

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

15. What is Helen's reaction to Jo's dream?
(a) Hele thinks it is hilarious, and almost faints from laughter.
(b) Helen is terrified, and immediatly committs Jo to a mental facility.
(c) Helen is extremely offended, and slaps Jo across her face.
(d) Helen jokes that everyone should be used to manure after death, then moves on.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Jo give when it is time for her to go?

2. About how many people live in their district in the city, according to Jo?

3. How does Helen feel when she discovers Jo's ring?

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

5. What has Jo decided to do after Christmas?

(see the answer keys)

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