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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jo notice about Peter's brother's wife in her wedding photo?
(a) The woman's dress was not wearing a traditional wedding dress.
(b) The woman is wearing dark glasses.
(c) The woman looks remarkably like Helen.
(d) The woman was pregnant at her wedding.

3. When Peter leaves, what does Jo admit she is afraid of?
(a) Jo is afraid of strangers.
(b) Jo is afraid of spiders.
(c) Jo is afraid of the dark.
(d) Jo is afraid of heights.

4. What does Helen tell Peter she is giving up?
(a) She is giving up smoking cigarettes.
(b) She is giving up eating sweets.
(c) She is giving up sex and men.
(d) She is giving up coffee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jo find in Peter's wallet?

2. What artistic item does Helen discover of Jo's?

3. What is Helen's reaction to Jo's dream?

4. What is Peter carrying when he enters the flat?

5. Why did Helen's first husband divorce her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Helen's parenting strategy?

2. Why is Jo's boyfriend concerned about meeting Helen?

3. Does Jo think she loved her boyfriend?

4. How does Jo pay for the apartment?

5. According to Jo, why does she decide to sleep with her boyfriend?

6. Is Helen sensitive about being older than Peter?

7. What does the contents of Peter's wallet reveal about him?

8. Why did Helen sleep with the village idiot instead of her husband?

9. Is Helen upset about Jo's engagement?

10. What happens to Geof whenever Helen is around?

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