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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John have scheduled on the day the play opens?
(a) A job interview.
(b) A meeting with a friend.
(c) A lunch with his boss.
(d) An appointment.

2. How does John comment on Nettie's dress in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He has never seen it before.
(b) He likes it.
(c) He hates it.
(d) He wishes she didn't pay so much for it.

3. What morning is it when the play opens?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

4. What does Timmy ask his father about the roses?
(a) Why Nettie didn't seem to like them very much.
(b) Why he told Nettie who bought them.
(c) Why he refused to buy them in the first place.
(d) Why he bought them in the first place.

5. Where does Nettie say that she went?
(a) To dinner at her mother's house.
(b) To dinner at a friend's house.
(c) To dinner and a movie.
(d) To dinner and a Broadway show.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John doing in the first scene of Act 2?

2. Why does Timmy say that he was not looking forward to his father coming home?

3. What is Nettie trying to do when the third scene begins?

4. Why does John tell Timmy that he should stay?

5. What are Nettie and Timmy doing after they dance?

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