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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In which branch of the armed forces did Peter serve?
(a) The army.
(b) The marines.
(c) The airforce.
(d) The navy.

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

7. What is Jo sorting through before Helen and Peter leave?
(a) She is sorting through books.
(b) She is sorting through clothes.
(c) She is sorting through the kitchen.
(d) She is sorting through magazines.

8. 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 male nurse.
(d) He was a handyman.

9. 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 to be reupholstered.
(c) She thinks it needs new springs.
(d) She thinks it needs a cushion.

10. What does Helen reveal about Jo's father?
(a) She reveals that Jo's father was mentally challenged.
(b) She reveals that Jo's father is living right down the block.
(c) She reveals that Peter actually is Jo's biological father.
(d) She reveals that Jo's father is the crown Prince of England.

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

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

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

14. Where does Jo get her flower bulbs?
(a) She gets them in the park, when the gardener isn't looking.
(b) They are gifts from her father.
(c) She gets them from her neighbor's garden.
(d) She gets them at the flower shops, for two cents apiece.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Peter's last name?

3. Where does Jo threaten to put Helen if she marries again?

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

5. Where do Jo and her boyfriend agree to meet the next day?

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