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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to many of the local boys who also went off to war?
(a) They were killed or badly injured.
(b) They are still in the war.
(c) They returned safely.
(d) They are missing.

2. How does Timmy make decisions, according to John?
(a) He listens to his friends.
(b) He follows Nettie's lead.
(c) He follows John's lead.
(d) He makes his own.

3. What type of apartment do the Clearys live in?
(a) Somewhere between middle and upper class.
(b) Somewhere between lower and middle class.
(c) Middle class.
(d) Upper class.

4. What morning is it when the play opens?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

5. What is Nettie carrying as she enters the room in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Groceries.
(b) A box.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of prayer will John stop and say?

2. What is Nettie preparing for Timmy in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What room is John Cleary standing in as the play begins?

4. Who is playing in the game Timmy asks his father to go to?

5. What does John have scheduled on the day the play opens?

(see the answer key)

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