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Frank D. Gilroy

The Subject Was Roses | Quiz

Frank D. Gilroy
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1)

What are Timmy and John singing as Nettie calls for their attention? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

Popular songs.
Opera songs.
Hymns.
Silly songs.
2)

What does Nettie tell Timmy about his bags? (from Act 2, Scene 4)

That he does not have any bags.
That his bags are packed.
That his bags need to be packed.
That she needs to pack his bags for him.
3)

How does John comment on Nettie's dress in Act 1, Scene 3? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

He likes it.
He hates it.
He has never seen it before.
He wishes she didn't pay so much for it.
4)

What does John tell Nettie that Timmy deserves? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

More medals.
A new job.
Another party.
A little down time.
5)

What does John say to Nettie as the third scene is ending? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

That he did nothing wrong.
That he is sorry for everything.
That the roses were Timmy's idea.
That he regrets buying the roses.
6)

What does Nettie criticize constantly, according to Timmy? (from Act 2, Scene 1)

John's job.
The lake house.
John's friends.
The apartment.
7)

What does Nettie do as she returns to the room in the Act 2, Scene 4? (from Act 2, Scene 4)

She indicates that she heard everything.
She hides her excitement of what just took place.
She hides her joy for what just took place.
She gives no indication that she heard anything.
8)

What is the availability of the painters? (from Act 2, Scene 4)

They are easy to get.
They are unpredictable.
They are hard to get.
They are only available on Saturdays.
9)

What does John call Nettie and Timmy, according to Timmy? (from Act 2, Scene 1)

Too distant.
A force.
Too similar.
An alliance.
10)

What does Nettie reject in the third scene? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

John's jokes.
John's criticism.
John's advances.
John's questions.
11)

What does Nettie sense as Timmy walks into the room in the third scene of Act 2? (from Act 2, Scene 3)

That he understands why she is sitting there.
That he does not understand why she is sitting there.
That he does not know what to say.
That he wants to tell her something.
12)

What does Timmy tell his mother he has given up enough of? (from Act 2, Scene 1)

Sundays.
Minutes.
Saturdays.
Hours.
13)

What does Timmy offer to do after Nettie throws the roses? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

He offers to buy her more.
He offers to clean them up.
He offers to remember not to buy her roses again.
He offers to apologize to the neighbors.
14)

According to Timmy at the end of Act 2, Scene 3, who is now to blame for the trouble in the house? (from Act 2, Scene 3)

No one.
Himself.
John.
Nettie.
15)

What does Nettie get an aspirin for? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

John's headache.
Her headache.
Timmy's headache.
The vase of roses.
16)

What does Nettie inform John that she and Timmy argued about? (from Act 2, Scene 2)

Him.
Her constant disappearing acts.
The roses.
Her purse.
17)

Whom did Timmy blame for things when he returned home? (from Act 2, Scene 3)

Nettie.
No one.
John.
Himself
18)

What is peculiar to Timmy? (from Act 2, Scene 2)

His father.
His mother.
Everything.
Nothing.
19)

What does John tell Timmy he can do if he agrees to stay? (from Act 2, Scene 4)

Have the car.
Drink.
Have the lake house.
Work for his company.
20)

When are the painters scheduled to paint Timmy's room, according to John? (from Act 2, Scene 4)

The next day.
That day.
The next week.
Two weeks from now.
21)

What does Nettie admit to Timmy as they talk in the first scene of Act 2? (from Act 2, Scene 1)

That she will never forgive her son.
That she will never forgive her husband.
That she will never understand her son.
That she will never understand her husband.
22)

Where does Nettie say that she went? (from Act 2, Scene 2)

To dinner and a movie.
To dinner at a friend's house.
To dinner at her mother's house.
To dinner and a Broadway show.
23)

What is the reason Nettie visits her mother? (from Act 2, Scene 1)

Because she wants to get away from John.
Because she is lonely.
Because of her brother.
Because of her cousin.
24)

What does John do at the end of Act 2, Scene 2? (from Act 2, Scene 2)

Yells as he is walking away.
Laughs and walks away.
Turns and walks away.
Begins to cry as he walks away.
25)

What does John tell Nettie to do with regards to Timmy and his activities? (from Act 1, Scene 3)

Ease up on him.
Watch him carefully.
Lecture him.
Ignore him.
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