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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Nettie, John, and Timmy returning from as the third scene begins?
(a) A friend's house.
(b) A trip out of state.
(c) A night on the town.
(d) A relative's house.

2. Where do Nettie, John, and Timmy decide to go to in the second scene of Act 1?
(a) Another state.
(b) The country.
(c) The city.
(d) The train station.

3. What kind of roses does Timmy have for Nettie in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Pink.
(d) Red.

4. What are Timmy and John drinking in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Water.
(b) Beer.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Soda.

5. What kind of a time are the three main characters of the play having towards the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) An unpredictable time.
(b) A lousy time.
(c) An okay time.
(d) A good time.

6. What does Timmy do when he returns at the end of the third scene?
(a) Looks in from the window to see what has happened.
(b) Yells from the hallway to see if everything is okay.
(c) Goes into the kitchen to see what has happened.
(d) Yells from his room to see if everything is okay.

7. Who is playing in the game Timmy asks his father to go to?
(a) Giants.
(b) Jets.
(c) Yankees.
(d) Mets.

8. What is Nettie concerned about as Timmy and John continue to sing?
(a) That they will wake the neighbors.
(b) That they will sing out of tune.
(c) That they will forget the lyrics.
(d) That they will be evicted.

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

10. What was the occasion that Nettie's father would send her flowers?
(a) His birthday.
(b) Mother's Day.
(c) Her birthday.
(d) Her anniversary.

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

12. What does John pretend he is doing as he hears someone coming in the beginning of the play?
(a) Making lunch.
(b) Cleaning the table off.
(c) Reading the newspaper.
(d) Making breakfast.

13. What are Timmy and John doing as Nettie enters the apartment in the second scene of Act 1?
(a) Telling stories.
(b) Telling jokes.
(c) Reading the newspaper.
(d) Making lunch.

14. What does the banner in the Cleary's apartment read?
(a) "Great Job, Timmy".
(b) "Welcome Home, Timmy".
(c) "You're the Best, Timmy".
(d) "We Missed You, Timmy".

15. Who is howling at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) John.
(b) Timmy.
(c) Nettie, Timmy, and John.
(d) Timmy and John.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the vase after Nettie throws the roses?

2. What is Nettie getting for Timmy's room?

3. How does Nettie react to the flowers when she first sees them?

4. What story is told in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What morning is it when the play opens?

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