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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Timmy think of his father's intelligence?
(a) He is slightly above average.
(b) He is slightly below average.
(c) He is uninformed.
(d) He is wise.

2. What day does the second act of the play take place on?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

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

4. What year does the play, "The Subject was Roses", take place in?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1945.

5. How does Nettie respond when John embraces her in the third scene of Act 1?
(a) She is confused.
(b) She is surprised.
(c) She is disgusted.
(d) She does not even notice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nettie carrying as she enters the room in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What condition is the banner in?

3. What has Timmy seen during the war, according to John?

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

5. What is John thinking of renting for the summer?

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