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

2. What are the two Ws that Helen sees in Jo's future?
(a) Walk or wait.
(b) Work or want.
(c) Woo or waste.
(d) Whip or waive.

3. What is one of the items Jo finds in her boyfriend's pocket?
(a) She finds a stick of chewing gum.
(b) She finds a receipt for $1,000.
(c) She finds a toy car.
(d) She finds a gun.

4. Who did Jo think was was in love with, as she confesses to Heaven?
(a) She thought she was in love with a boy in a book.
(b) She thought she was in love with a rock star.
(c) She thought she was in love with the boy around the corner.
(d) She thought she was in love with one of Helen's fancy men.

5. What is Jo's boyfriend's plan for the evening when they part?
(a) He is going back to the ship because he is on duty.
(b) He is going drinking with the boys.
(c) He is going to a museum.
(d) He is going to a library.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Helen feel when she discovers Jo's ring?

2. What instrument does Jo's boyfriend joke that his father played?

3. What does Peter wear on his eye(s)?

4. What does Jo think is still in her boyfriend somewhere, despite his current life?

5. What does Jo's boyfriend tell her to save?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Geof want to tell Helen about the baby initially?

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

3. Why doesn't Jo want her boyfriend to kiss her?

4. How does Peter feel about Jo in the first scene?

5. Who is more suited for motherhood: Geof or Jo?

6. How does Geof know the drawings belong to Jo?

7. Why is Helen in ill health?

8. In what time does Geof live, according to Jo?

9. Why has Peter Smith followed Helen to the new apartment?

10. Describe Jo and Helen's new neighborhood.

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