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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 are the two Ws that Helen sees in Jo's future?

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

3. What are Jo and Helen carrying into the flat?

4. What is Jo's relationship to Helen?

5. What does Helen begin to drink when she enters the flat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jo sorting through her books before Helen and Peter leave?

2. Is Jo jealous of Peter Smith? Why or why not?

3. Why is Jo unworried about her longer walk to school from the new apartment?

4. Why does Geof ultimately leave Jo?

5. Describe Jo and Helen's new neighborhood.

6. Why does Jo attack Peter, half-laughing, half-crying?

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

8. Is Helen sensitive about being older than Peter?

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

10. How does Jo feel about she and Helen's new apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Helen finds out that Jo is engaged and no longer a virgin, she is extremely upset, sharply contrasting her usual flippant attitude. Why does this specific occurrence so upset Helen? Does she see some of herself in Jo? What wisdom does she attempt to impart upon Jo regarding youth?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the play's title. What are the implications of a taste of honey, as an action and a title for the play? Where are there instances in the text that demonstrate the idea? How do the characters exemplify the idea?

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