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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nettie initially feel about the roses?
(a) She is pleased.
(b) She is upset.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is confused.

2. What is Nettie getting for Timmy's room?
(a) Curtains.
(b) A lamp.
(c) A desk.
(d) Wallpaper.

3. Why does John think that he and Nettie will have good times?
(a) Because Timmy is home.
(b) Because he knows her so well.
(c) Because they agree on everything.
(d) Because she knows him so well.

4. What is Nettie's secondary response to the roses?
(a) She is overwhelmed.
(b) She is a little sad.
(c) She is excited.
(d) She is depressed.

5. How often did Nettie's father send her flowers?
(a) Every few years.
(b) Every other year.
(c) A few times a year.
(d) Every year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Timmy think of his father's intelligence?

2. What is Timmy doing when the play opens?

3. What has happened to many of the local boys who also went off to war?

4. Where are Nettie, John, and Timmy returning from as the third scene begins?

5. What is there evidence of in Act 1, Scene 1, from the night before?

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