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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Timmy do when Nettie grabs his hand?
(a) Begins laughing.
(b) Grabs her hand as well.
(c) Begins crying.
(d) Pulls it away.

3. What is Nettie getting for Timmy's room?
(a) Wallpaper.
(b) A lamp.
(c) Curtains.
(d) A desk.

4. What does John have scheduled on the day the play opens?
(a) A job interview.
(b) A lunch with his boss.
(c) An appointment.
(d) A meeting with a friend.

5. How does Timmy make decisions, according to John?
(a) He listens to his friends.
(b) He follows Nettie's lead.
(c) He makes his own.
(d) He follows John's lead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John pretend he is doing as he hears someone coming in the beginning of the play?

2. What morning is it when the play opens?

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

4. What is there evidence of in Act 1, Scene 1, from the night before?

5. What are Nettie and Timmy doing after they dance?

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