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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the baby physically do to Jo?
(a) The baby kicks her.
(b) The baby makes her sensitive, so she can no longer eat spicy food.
(c) The baby makes her feel sick.
(d) The baby makes her unable to stand.

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

3. What does Helen offer Jo before she and Peter leave?
(a) She offers Jo a room in their house.
(b) She offers Jo a vacation.
(c) She offers Jo a nanny.
(d) She offers Jo a hospital stay.

4. Why does Jo think the landlady has kicked him out?
(a) She thinks he has been kicked out because he never pays rent.
(b) She thinks he has been kicked out because he broke a window.
(c) She thinks he has been kicked out because he has wild parties.
(d) She thinks he has been kicked him out because he is a homosexual.

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

6. Why is Jo so upset by his gift?
(a) She finds dirty diapers disgusting.
(b) She does not want to feed the baby with a bottle.
(c) She already has blankets for the baby.
(d) She says the color of the baby is wrong.

7. How does Helen think Jo is carrying the baby?
(a) She thinks the baby is a little low.
(b) She thinks the baby is a little high.
(c) She thinks the baby is too big for its age.
(d) She thinks Jo is too small for her trimester.

8. Before he leaves, what is the one thing Geof asks of Helen?
(a) He asks her never to speak to him again.
(b) He asks her to kill Peter.
(c) He asks her to marry him.
(d) He asks her not to frighten Jo.

9. What baby item has Helen ordered for Jo?
(a) A deluxe bottle.
(b) A cot with pink frills.
(c) Lots of diapers and wipes.
(d) A little baby jumper.

10. Where did Helen used to go as a child?
(a) Stonehenge.
(b) Strawberry Hill.
(c) Shining Clough.
(d) Blarney.

11. Why does Geof say his landlady has kicked him out?
(a) He was behind on the rent.
(b) He stole money from her.
(c) She did not like his art.
(d) She did not like the way he decorated the place.

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

13. What does Geof get Jo to practice for the baby?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A bottle and pacifier.
(c) A life-sized baby doll.
(d) A diaper and wipes.

14. Why does Geof leave when Helen arrives?
(a) He is ill and must go to the doctor.
(b) He despises Helen and cannot stand to be in the same room as her.
(c) She asks him to leave, and he needs to pick up supplies for the weekend.
(d) He has been planning to leave Jo and this is his opportunity.

15. Why has Geof called Helen?
(a) He is worried about Jo, and thinks Helen has a right to know about her own grandchild.
(b) He is tired of caring for Jo and wants to pass her off onto someone else.
(c) He is fiercely curious about Jo's mother.
(d) He has decided to marry Jo and wants Helen to be there for the proposal.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Jo describe Geof's hands?

4. For the first time in her life, how does Jo feel?

5. When is Jo's baby due?

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