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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 does Jo admit is her favorite season of the year?

2. What kind of cigar is Peter smoking?

3. What does Jo's boyfriend do with the item she finds in his pocket?

4. How is Jo's boyfriend described in the stage directions?

5. How does Jo make Helen's coffee?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jo say to make Geof almost leave the apartment?

3. How does Geof know the drawings belong to Jo?

4. How is the way Jo treats her boyfriend reminiscent of the way Helen treats Peter?

5. Why is Helen in ill health?

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

7. Why does Geof want to tell Helen about the baby initially?

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

9. How would you describe Helen's parenting strategy?

10. What gift has Geof bought for Jo, and why is she so upset by it?

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

Geof, while ultimately overpowered by Helen, is a very complex character. Do a character study on Geof, examining his motives, actions, statements, and reactions, specifically in regards to his relationship to Jo. Why does he wilt so easily around Helen? Why does he allow a drunken Peter to insult and berate him?

Essay Topic 3

In Act 1, Scene 1, Jo dreams about Helen's death. How does Helen's reaction to Jo's dream give insight to her character? Is Helen really as flippant and unfeeling as she first appears? How, if at all, does Helen change throughout the play?

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