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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Timmy suggest to John about the roses?
(a) That he pretends they are from him.
(b) That he pretends they were expensive.
(c) That he does not mention them.
(d) That he brings a lot of attention to them.

3. When does John tell Timmy they will buy new clothes?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

4. What New York City do the Clearys live in?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Queens.
(c) New York.
(d) West Bronx.

5. What has Timmy seen during the war, according to John?
(a) Unspeakable things.
(b) Unbelievable things.
(c) Horrible things.
(d) Tremendous things.

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

7. What is Nettie's secondary response to the roses?
(a) She is a little sad.
(b) She is overwhelmed.
(c) She is excited.
(d) She is depressed.

8. What is John wondering as he and Timmy talk about the war in the second scene of Act 1?
(a) What kind of politician he would make.
(b) Why the war lasted so long.
(c) What kind of soldier he would make.
(d) How the war ended so quickly.

9. What happens to the vase after Nettie throws the roses?
(a) John catches it.
(b) It remains intact.
(c) It breaks in half.
(d) It shatters.

10. What does Nettie get an aspirin for?
(a) John's headache.
(b) Her headache.
(c) The vase of roses.
(d) Timmy's headache.

11. What room is John Cleary standing in as the play begins?
(a) The dining room.
(b) The living room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The bedroom.

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

13. What is Nettie preparing for Timmy in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Toast.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Scrambled eggs.
(d) Waffles.

14. How often did Nettie's father send her flowers?
(a) Every year.
(b) Every other year.
(c) A few times a year.
(d) Every few years.

15. What are John and Timmy doing as they enter the apartment in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Arguing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Chatting.
(d) Laughing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is there evidence of in Act 1, Scene 1, from the night before?

2. What is Nettie carrying as she enters the room in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. How do John and Timmy feel about Nettie's response to the roses in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What type of flowers did Nettie's father used to send to her?

5. What does the family plan to do as the second scene of the play ends?

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