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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nettie lecture John about in the first scene of Act 1?
(a) Drinking too much.
(b) Eating too much.
(c) Not eating enough.
(d) Not getting enough sleep.

2. Why does John think that he and Nettie will have good times?
(a) Because Timmy is home.
(b) Because he knows her so well.
(c) Because she knows him so well.
(d) Because they agree on everything.

3. Where is Timmy's army jacket, as John admires it?
(a) Hanging on the door.
(b) On the couch.
(c) On the floor.
(d) Draped over a chair.

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

5. What is Nettie getting for Timmy's room?
(a) Curtains.
(b) A desk.
(c) A lamp.
(d) Wallpaper.

6. What is there evidence of in Act 1, Scene 1, from the night before?
(a) An accident.
(b) A poker game.
(c) A party.
(d) A fight.

7. What does Nettie do with the roses in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Throws them at John.
(b) Throws them out the window.
(c) Throws them on the floor.
(d) Throws them against the wall.

8. Where does Timmy go in the beginning of the third scene?
(a) To a party.
(b) To bed.
(c) To a friend's house.
(d) For a walk.

9. What does Timmy do when he returns at the end of the third scene?
(a) Yells from the hallway to see if everything is okay.
(b) Yells from his room to see if everything is okay.
(c) Goes into the kitchen to see what has happened.
(d) Looks in from the window to see what has happened.

10. What does the family plan to do as the second scene of the play ends?
(a) Eat dinner.
(b) Visit another relative.
(c) See a movie.
(d) Take a trip.

11. What does John say to Nettie as the third scene is ending?
(a) That he did nothing wrong.
(b) That he is sorry for everything.
(c) That the roses were Timmy's idea.
(d) That he regrets buying the roses.

12. How long was Timmy in the army for?
(a) Four years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

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

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

15. What are Nettie and Timmy doing after they dance?
(a) Talking.
(b) Singing.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John contend about Timmy to Nettie?

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

3. What is John wondering as he and Timmy talk about the war in the second scene of Act 1?

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

5. What happens to the vase after Nettie throws the roses?

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