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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John say to Nettie as the third scene is ending?
(a) That he is sorry for everything.
(b) That he regrets buying the roses.
(c) That the roses were Timmy's idea.
(d) That he did nothing wrong.

2. What does Timmy do when he returns at the end of the third scene?
(a) Yells from the hallway to see if everything is okay.
(b) Looks in from the window to see what has happened.
(c) Yells from his room to see if everything is okay.
(d) Goes into the kitchen to see what has happened.

3. What happens to the vase after Nettie throws the roses?
(a) John catches it.
(b) It shatters.
(c) It remains intact.
(d) It breaks in half.

4. How often did Nettie's father send her flowers?
(a) Every few years.
(b) Every other year.
(c) A few times a year.
(d) Every year.

5. What does Nettie reject in the third scene?
(a) John's jokes.
(b) John's advances.
(c) John's questions.
(d) John's criticism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Timmy and John do after Nettie responds to the roses?

2. What has happened to many of the local boys who also went off to war?

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

4. How does Nettie initially feel about the roses?

5. What year does the play, "The Subject was Roses", take place in?

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