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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 Timmy think of his father's intelligence?
(a) He is slightly above average.
(b) He is uninformed.
(c) He is slightly below average.
(d) He is wise.

2. What happened to Timmy the night before?
(a) He got sick from eating spoiled food.
(b) He drank too much.
(c) He got into a fight with a friend.
(d) He had a headache from the loud noise of a party.

3. What does Nettie tell John has nothing to do with their relationship?
(a) Timmy.
(b) Their financial situation.
(c) The roses.
(d) How well they know each other.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do John and Timmy feel about Nettie's response to the roses in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

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

4. What are Timmy and John drinking in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does John ask about himself, pertaining to the war?

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