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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Helen's reaction to Jo's dream?
(a) Helen jokes that everyone should be used to manure after death, then moves on.
(b) Hele thinks it is hilarious, and almost faints from laughter.
(c) Helen is extremely offended, and slaps Jo across her face.
(d) Helen is terrified, and immediatly committs Jo to a mental facility.

2. About how many people live in their district in the city, according to Jo?
(a) About twenty people.
(b) About one million people.
(c) About fifty thousand people.
(d) About ten people.

3. How is the apartment lit?
(a) The apartment has an antique lamp the is covered in the rent.
(b) The apartment is lit by a bare bulb hanging from the ceiling.
(c) The apartment is lit by sunlight or moonlight only.
(d) The apartment is lit by the stove.

4. How is Jo's boyfriend described in the stage directions?
(a) An Italian brigadier.
(b) A colored naval rating.
(c) A light-haired fiddler.
(d) An Indian colonel.

5. What item(s) does Jo have that needs to be left in a cool, dark place?
(a) Her lotion, which is supposed to be stored at room temperature.
(b) Her flower bulbs, which she always plant but they never grow.
(c) Her makeup, which melts in heat.
(d) Her medicine, which should never be left near an open flame.

6. What important question does Jo's boyfriend ask her?
(a) He asks her to marry him.
(b) He asks her what time to meet later.
(c) He asks her what candy she like the best.
(d) He asks her is she knows the identity of her father.

7. What is Helen's age compared to Peter's age?
(a) Peter is old enough to be Helen's father.
(b) Helen is old enough to be Peter's mother.
(c) Peter is exactly three months older.
(d) Helen and Peter are the same age.

8. What does Peter wear on his eye(s)?
(a) He wears sunglasses.
(b) He wears a black eye patch.
(c) He wears eyeglasses.
(d) He wears a mask.

9. To what does Helen compare their bed?
(a) She compares it to a coffin.
(b) She compares it to a grassy knoll.
(c) She compares it to a slaughterhouse.
(d) She compares it to a cloud.

10. How does Jo wear his ring?
(a) Jo hides the ring in a safe place to wait for his return.
(b) Jo wears the ring proudly on her finger.
(c) Jo puts the ring on a piece of string around her neck.
(d) Jo keeps the ring in her pocket, stiched into the seams

11. Why has Helen chosen this apartment?
(a) The appliances are new.
(b) The two rooms allow Jo to have her own apartment.
(c) The neighborhood is much nicer than their old neighborhood.
(d) The rent is low enough for her to pay.

12. Why does her boyfriend like that it gets dark early?
(a) He only travels at nighttime.
(b) He can kiss her earlier, since no one can see.
(c) He has a rare allergy to light.
(d) His eyes are extremely sensitive.

13. How does Jo burn herself?
(a) She burns herself trying to make tea.
(b) She burns herself by trying to cover the bare light bulb with her scarf.
(c) She burns herself with her curling iron.
(d) She burns herself by trying to light the fire.

14. When do they plan to get married?
(a) They plan to marry in five years, and have a dream wedding.
(b) They plan to marry during his next leave, in six months.
(c) They plan to marry in one year.
(d) They plan to marry the next day.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Does the apartment have a bathroom?

3. What has Peter brought specifically for Jo?

4. What sound do Jo and Helen hear from the river?

5. Where does Jo get her flower bulbs?

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