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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 say after seeing the flowers in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She thanks both Timmy and John.
(b) She asks what the occasion is.
(c) She thanks Timmy.
(d) She thanks John.

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

3. What can Timmy notice about the way his mother is acting in the third scene of Act 2?
(a) She is very mad.
(b) She is confused about everything.
(c) She is deep in thought.
(d) She is depressed.

4. What do Timmy and John do after Nettie responds to the roses?
(a) Shake their heads.
(b) Begin reading the newspaper.
(c) Ask her questions.
(d) Change the subject.

5. What does John call Nettie and Timmy, according to Timmy?
(a) An alliance.
(b) Too distant.
(c) Too similar.
(d) A force.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nettie reach for her purse at the end of the first scene in Act 2?

2. What prevented John from joining the war?

3. What does Nettie criticize constantly, according to Timmy?

4. What are John and Timmy doing as they enter the apartment in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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