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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John contend about Timmy to Nettie?
(a) He will always be a boy.
(b) He is still a boy.
(c) He is no longer a boy.
(d) He has never been a boy.

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

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

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

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

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

7. What are Timmy and John singing as Nettie calls for their attention?
(a) Opera songs.
(b) Hymns.
(c) Silly songs.
(d) Popular songs.

8. What does Timmy think of his father's intelligence?
(a) He is slightly below average.
(b) He is wise.
(c) He is uninformed.
(d) He is slightly above average.

9. What is Nettie trying to do when the third scene begins?
(a) Quiet John and Timmy down.
(b) Stop crying.
(c) Stop laughing.
(d) Listen to John and Timmy's conversation.

10. What does John tell Nettie that Timmy deserves?
(a) A new job.
(b) A little down time.
(c) Another party.
(d) More medals.

11. What does Nettie say after seeing the flowers in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She thanks John.
(b) She thanks Timmy.
(c) She thanks both Timmy and John.
(d) She asks what the occasion is.

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

13. What does Nettie tell John after she gets the aspirin?
(a) It was nice of him to get her the roses.
(b) It was nice of him to pay for dinner.
(c) It was nice of him to pay for the show.
(d) It was nice of him to go to the game.

14. What has happened to many of the local boys who also went off to war?
(a) They returned safely.
(b) They were killed or badly injured.
(c) They are still in the war.
(d) They are missing.

15. Who is playing in the game Timmy asks his father to go to?
(a) Giants.
(b) Jets.
(c) Yankees.
(d) Mets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John say to Nettie as the third scene is ending?

2. How long ago did Nettie's father pass away?

3. What does Nettie tell John has nothing to do with their relationship?

4. What are Timmy and John doing as Nettie enters the apartment in the second scene of Act 1?

5. What does John tell Nettie to do with regards to Timmy and his activities?

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