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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Timmy view his father in terms of courage?
(a) He thinks that he is the bravest man he has ever known.
(b) He thinks that he is the weakest man he has ever known.
(c) He thinks that he is the second bravest man he has ever known.
(d) He thinks that his courage has not been tested.

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

3. What room is John Cleary standing in as the play begins?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The living room.

4. What is John wondering as he and Timmy talk about the war in the second scene of Act 1?
(a) What kind of politician he would make.
(b) How the war ended so quickly.
(c) What kind of soldier he would make.
(d) Why the war lasted so long.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of friends are John and Timmy talking about in the second scene of the play?

3. What does John have scheduled on the day the play opens?

4. What prevented John from joining the war?

5. Who is playing in the game Timmy asks his father to go to?

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