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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 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 understand her husband.
(c) That she will never understand her son.
(d) That she will never forgive her son.

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

3. What does John do with Timmy's jacket in the first scene?
(a) Turns it around.
(b) Tries it on.
(c) Hangs it on the wall.
(d) Puts it away.

4. What does Timmy request for his coffee?
(a) Sugar.
(b) More water.
(c) Milk.
(d) Cream.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say about the meal at Nettie's mother's house?

2. What is Nettie preparing for Timmy in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What does John consider impressive about Timmy's jacket?

4. What does Nettie's mother not like?

5. What dance are Nettie and Timmy doing at the end of the first scene?

(see the answer key)

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