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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jo's boyfriend do before he was in the service?

2. How is the apartment lit?

3. Why has Helen chosen this apartment?

4. What is Jo's boyfriend's plan for the evening when they part?

5. What important event in Jo's life has Helen forgotten?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Geof offer to marry Jo?

2. Where does Jo want to have the baby?

3. Why is Helen in ill health?

4. Where is the bathroom in the new apartment?

5. What is one of Helen's habits that Jo truly despises?

6. Is Helen sensitive about being older than Peter?

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

8. Why has Jo decided to let Geof stay, though they are not in a love relationship?

9. From where are Jo's boyfriend's ancestors? Does Jo find this attractive?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jo and Geof each feel like misfits, and exist outside of societal expectations. How does this shape their relationship? While individually they are "outside the norm," when they are together they describe each other as "unique" and "unlike anyone else." How do they inspire confidence in one another?

Essay Topic 2

Helen first husband is described by her as a Puritan, and she had not been with a man until she sought out Jo's father in the barn. How do you think Helen's conservative husband shaped her later life? Why did she sleep with someone else, and someone who was considered mentally deficient to boot? Do you think this was the beginning of Helen's life as a social butterfly?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Jo ultimately sleep with Jimmie? Does Helen's abandonment at Christmastime contribute to Jo's rebellion? Does Jo really love Jimmie, or is she lashing out at Helen? She seems to know she and Jimmie are only going to last for a short time. Why does she continue with the relationship?

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