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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Geof still have to do for the evening?

2. How does Jo think Helen feels about Peter?

3. What does Helen offer Jo before she and Peter leave?

4. Where does Jo plan to have the baby?

5. Why has Geof called Helen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jo and Helen are similar in many ways, though Jo would rather think she and Helen are different as night and day. In what ways is Jo like her mother? In what ways is she different? Use quotes and instances from the text to present your evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Though Helen has abandoned Jo again at the end of the play, perhaps never to return, Jo is comforted by Geof's nursery rhyme. How can she remain calm, though in labor and completely alone? What has Jo learned about love in the play from Geof? From Helen? From Peter? Do you think Jo is ready for her biracial baby in 1950s England?

Essay Topic 3

Though Jo outwardly despises Helen much of the time, she is also desperate for Helen's attention. How does she attempt to get attention from Helen? Can some of her bratty behavior be attributed to needing Helen's love? Is Helen entirely obtuse when it comes to Jo's attention deprivation, or does she simply choose not to notice?

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