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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Timmy offer to do after Nettie throws the roses?
(a) He offers to apologize to the neighbors.
(b) He offers to buy her more.
(c) He offers to clean them up.
(d) He offers to remember not to buy her roses again.

3. How long ago did Nettie's father pass away?
(a) A year ago.
(b) Months ago.
(c) One month ago.
(d) A couple of years ago.

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

5. What was it about John that drew her to him, as Nettie explains?
(a) Courtesy.
(b) Intensity.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Arrogance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nettie sense as Timmy walks into the room in the third scene of Act 2?

2. What did Nettie realize when she met John for the first time?

3. How long was Nettie away for?

4. What does Nettie do with the roses in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

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