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

2. What was the result of the game John and Timmy saw?
(a) The Giants won.
(b) The game was a tie.
(c) The game was rained out.
(d) The Giants lost.

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

4. What is there evidence of in Act 1, Scene 1, from the night before?
(a) A poker game.
(b) A fight.
(c) An accident.
(d) A party.

5. What is Nettie carrying as she enters the room in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Groceries.
(b) A box.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Timmy do when Nettie grabs his hand?

2. How many chairs are there in the apartment as the play opens?

3. Where do Nettie, John, and Timmy decide to go to in the second scene of Act 1?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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