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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nettie admit to Timmy as they talk in the first scene of Act 2?
(a) That she will never forgive her husband.
(b) That she will never forgive her son.
(c) That she will never understand her son.
(d) That she will never understand her husband.

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

3. How does Nettie reach for her purse at the end of the first scene in Act 2?
(a) Angrily.
(b) After Timmy does.
(c) Before Timmy does.
(d) At the same time as Timmy does.

4. Where is Nettie sitting in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) On a chair.
(b) At the table.
(c) On the couch.
(d) On the floor.

5. What time is the meal at Nettie's mother's house scheduled for?
(a) One o'clock.
(b) Two o'clock.
(c) Noon.
(d) Eleven o'clock.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Timmy and John do after Nettie responds to the roses?

3. What does the family plan to do as the second scene of the play ends?

4. How often did Nettie's father send her flowers?

5. What did Nettie do instead of reporting to work for the first job she describes?

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