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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Timmy challenge his mother on about her marriage?
(a) Why she married someone she is obviously incompatible with.
(b) Why she does not take the time to understand John.
(c) Why she has not given up on it yet.
(d) Why she has wasted so much time trying to understand John.

2. What is John doing as Timmy arrives drunk in the second scene of Act 2?
(a) Pacing.
(b) Growling.
(c) Talking to himself.
(d) Yelling.

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

4. How does Nettie initially feel about the roses?
(a) She is confused.
(b) She is pleased.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is upset.

5. What does John consider impressive about Timmy's jacket?
(a) How clean it is.
(b) Its color.
(c) How big it is.
(d) The bars and medals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does John think that he and Nettie will have good times?

3. What is Nettie's secondary response to the roses?

4. What type of apartment do the Clearys live in?

5. How does Nettie respond to Timmy at the end of Act 1, Scene 3?

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