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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 has happened to many of the local boys who also went off to war?
(a) They were killed or badly injured.
(b) They are missing.
(c) They are still in the war.
(d) They returned safely.

2. Where are Nettie, John, and Timmy returning from as the third scene begins?
(a) A relative's house.
(b) A trip out of state.
(c) A friend's house.
(d) A night on the town.

3. 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.

4. What is Nettie concerned about as Timmy and John continue to sing?
(a) That they will sing out of tune.
(b) That they will forget the lyrics.
(c) That they will be evicted.
(d) That they will wake the neighbors.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Timmy doing when the play opens?

3. What does the banner in the Cleary's apartment read?

4. What was the result of the game John and Timmy saw?

5. Where is Timmy's army jacket, as John admires it?

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