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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who unexpectedly enters after Jo lies down?

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

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

4. Why has Helen come back?

5. What does the baby physically do to Jo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Research Shelagh Delaney's life. When did she write A TASTE OF HONEY? How does the play stem from her personal life? What statement was she trying to make with the play?

Essay Topic 3

Helen first husband is described by her as a Puritan, and she had not been with a man until she sought out Jo's father in the barn. How do you think Helen's conservative husband shaped her later life? Why did she sleep with someone else, and someone who was considered mentally deficient to boot? Do you think this was the beginning of Helen's life as a social butterfly?

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