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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jo threaten to do if Helen doesn't leave?
(a) She threatens to call the police.
(b) She threatens to jump out the window.
(c) She threatens to hold her breath until she faints.
(d) She threatens to marry Geof.

2. Why did Peter leave Helen?
(a) He went crazy and had to be locked up.
(b) He did not leave her, he died.
(c) He had to move but she did not want to.
(d) He found another woman.

3. What is Geof's full name?
(a) Geoffrey Jones.
(b) Geoffrey Smith.
(c) Geoffrey Billingsly.
(d) Geoffrey Ingram.

4. Does Jo think Helen will send her anything?
(a) Yes, she thinks Helen will send her money.
(b) No, she thinks Helen will forget.
(c) No, she thinks Helen will bring it in person.
(d) Yes, she thinks Helen will send her candy.

5. What does Peter ask for immediately upon entering the apartment?
(a) Money.
(b) Food.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Gin.

6. In the stage directions, what denotes the changing of time?
(a) Helen reenters and looks at her watch.
(b) Geof and Jo dance on and off stage with different props.
(c) The narrator tells the audience that two months have passed.
(d) Jo pulls the curtain, then when it opens, everything is different.

7. What are Jo and Geof carrying when they enter the apartment?
(a) They are carrying guns.
(b) They are carrying balloons.
(c) They are carrying suitcases.
(d) They are carrying guitars.

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

9. How does Helen describe the way Jo and Geof have been living?
(a) They are looking gift horses in the mouth.
(b) They are living like peas in a pod.
(c) They are living like pigs in a pigsty.
(d) They are living in sin.

10. What is Geof cutting out of cloth?
(a) He is cutting rags to clean the kitchen.
(b) He is cutting cuff holes to make himself a shirt.
(c) He is cutting the pattern for a baby's gown.
(d) He is cutting Jo a maternity shirt.

11. Who does Helen ask for advice right before she leaves?
(a) Jimmie.
(b) Jo.
(c) The audience.
(d) Geof.

12. What does Jo forbid Helen to do?
(a) She forbids Helen from caring for the baby.
(b) She forbids Helen from being rude to Geof.
(c) She forbids Helen from entering the apartment.
(d) She forbids Helen from drinking.

13. Why does Peter keep singing?
(a) He thinks the baby will enjoy it.
(b) He knows Helen loves to hear him sing.
(c) He is an aspiring musician.
(d) He is drunk and being obnoxious.

14. What are some of the names Peter calls Geof?
(a) Jezebel, Mary, and Cuddles.
(b) Sam, Harry, and George.
(c) Poor, thin, and dirty.
(d) Silly, dumb, and ugly.

15. How does Jo describe Geof's hands?
(a) He has nice, hard hands.
(b) He has warm, small hands.
(c) He has moist, soft hands.
(d) He has rough, raw hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Geof want to tell Helen about the baby?

2. What is Geof cooking?

3. Why has Geof called Helen?

4. What was Jo's boyfriend's name?

5. What is the color of the river, according to Jo?

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