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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 is interesting about the howls at the end of the second scene of Act 1?
(a) They become shorter.
(b) They become louder.
(c) They become longer.
(d) They become softer.

2. What are Timmy and John drinking in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Water.
(b) Beer.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Soda.

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

4. How many roses does Timmy have for his mother?
(a) One.
(b) A half dozen.
(c) A bouquet.
(d) A few.

5. Who is howling at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) John.
(b) Timmy.
(c) Timmy and John.
(d) Nettie, Timmy, and John.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Timmy suggest to John about the roses?

3. How is Nettie responding to Timmy and John's behavior in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

4. How does Nettie respond when John embraces her in the third scene of Act 1?

5. What is Nettie concerned about as Timmy and John continue to sing?

(see the answer key)

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