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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jo not eligible for maternity leave money?
(a) Her baby does not have a father, and the companies will not pay.
(b) She has not been working long enough.
(c) She is being punished by her company.
(d) She is too lazy to go down and collect the checks.

2. To what classic novel does Jo compare the book she is reading?
(a) Sense and Sensibility.
(b) Little Women.
(c) Oliver Twist.
(d) Hard Times.

3. What classical Greek figure is in the joke Peter tells Geof?
(a) Oedipus.
(b) Iphegenia.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Euripides.

4. What does Geof find under the sofa?
(a) He finds a book.
(b) He finds Jo's bulbs.
(c) He finds a letter from Helen.
(d) He finds ten pounds.

5. What are Jo and Geof doing in the stage directions at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Jo is making a dress and Geof is sleeping on the couch.
(b) Geof is reading to the baby and Jo is taking a nap.
(c) Geof is dancing and cleaning and Jo is reading.
(d) Jo is cooking and Geof is planting flowers.

6. Why does Jo think Helen has returned?
(a) She thinks Helen wants to marry Geof instead.
(b) She thinks Helen truly wants to be a grandmother.
(c) She thinks Helen has finally gone crazy.
(d) She thinks Peter has kicked her out.

7. What does Jo promise to buy Geof for Christmas?
(a) She promises to buy him a car.
(b) She promises to buy him dinner.
(c) She promises to buy him a bed.
(d) She promises to buy him a dog.

8. What does Jo plan to do as her condition becomes more obvious?
(a) She plans to marry Geof.
(b) She plans to quit work so people won't stare at her.
(c) She plans to give the baby to the downstairs neighbor.
(d) She plans to sail after her boyfriend.

9. To what does Helen compare Jo's physical condition?
(a) A pale horse.
(b) A sickly child.
(c) A starving princess.
(d) A ghost warmed up.

10. Does Geof want to tell Helen about the baby?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Helen already knows.
(d) He's not sure.

11. What media does Geof discover that Jo has used for her drawing?
(a) Oil paint.
(b) Ink.
(c) Pencil.
(d) Charcoal.

12. How does Jo retort when Helen accuses her of being man mad?
(a) Jo hotly denies Helen's insult.
(b) Jo says nothing, stunned into silence.
(c) Jo bursts into tears and collapses.
(d) Jo claims yes, she is man mad, like Helen.

13. What does Helen bring for Jo?
(a) The mail from downstairs.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Liquor.
(d) Candy.

14. When is Jo's baby due?
(a) January.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) September.

15. Who is planning to make the baby a cradle?
(a) Helen.
(b) Jo.
(c) Geof.
(d) The landlady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jo share about holding Helen's hand?

2. In the stage directions, what denotes the changing of time?

3. What does Geof get Jo to practice for the baby?

4. Why does Jo think the landlady has kicked him out?

5. Why does Peter keep singing?

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