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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Helen love the dark?
(a) She has sensitive eyes, and bright lights hurt her.
(b) She is a thief, and everything is best stolen in the dark.
(c) She thinks everything is best seen in the dark---including her.
(d) She has very fair skin and sunburns easily.

2. What instrument does Jo's boyfriend joke that his father played?
(a) The saxophone.
(b) The piano.
(c) The triangle.
(d) The tom-tom.

3. What does Helen begin to drink when she enters the flat?
(a) She drinks soda.
(b) She drinks whiskey.
(c) She drinks gin.
(d) She drinks orange juice.

4. Where does Helen offer to send Jo?
(a) She offers to send her on a cruise.
(b) She offers to get her an apartment of her own.
(c) She offers to send her to art school.
(d) She offers to send her on a world tour.

5. What is Jo sorting through before Helen and Peter leave?
(a) She is sorting through magazines.
(b) She is sorting through books.
(c) She is sorting through the kitchen.
(d) She is sorting through clothes.

6. Does the apartment have a bathroom?
(a) Yes, but the bathroom is communal and down the hall.
(b) No, the outhouse is outside.
(c) Yes, but the bathroom has no door in the apartment.
(d) No, the tenants have to use the resturant next door.

7. Why does Helen not go to the picture show anymore?
(a) She dislikes crowds and avoids them if at all possible.
(b) She is getting older and needs glasses to see the screen.
(c) She loves the theatre and that takes up all her spare time.
(d) She thinks they have become more like the theatre and its difficult to hear.

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

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

10. What has Peter brought specifically for Jo?
(a) A box of chocolates.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A new dress, made just for her.
(d) A pair of new shoes.

11. What artistic item does Helen discover of Jo's?
(a) She discovers Jo's knitting.
(b) She discovers Jo's novel.
(c) She discovers Jo's paintings.
(d) She discovers Jo's drawings.

12. How does Jo make Helen's coffee?
(a) Jo makes Helen's coffee with sugar, because she knows Helen hates sugar.
(b) Jo makes Helen's coffee very strong, because she knows Helen likes it weak.
(c) Jo makes the coffee very weak, because she knows Helen likes it strong.
(d) Jo makes Helen's coffee with cream, because she knows Helen takes her coffee with cream.

13. How does Helen explain Jo's behavior to Peter?
(a) Helen claims Jo hates all men.
(b) Helen claims Jo is jealous of her affections.
(c) Helen claims Jo is deaf.
(d) Helen claims Jo is mentally slow.

14. What does Jo's boyfriend do with the item she finds in his pocket?
(a) He takes it back and puts it in his pocket.
(b) He gives it to her.
(c) He throws it into the river.
(d) He leaves it on the street.

15. What does Jo find in Peter's wallet?
(a) She finds one hundred dollars.
(b) She finds pictures of lots of other women.
(c) She finds a note addressed to Helen.
(d) She finds his business cards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What specific kind of dark scares Jo?

2. About how many people live in their district in the city, according to Jo?

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

4. What is Helen's age compared to Peter's age?

5. What is coming through the roof in the apartment?

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