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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of apartment do the Clearys live in?
(a) Upper class.
(b) Somewhere between middle and upper class.
(c) Middle class.
(d) Somewhere between lower and middle class.

2. Where do Nettie, John, and Timmy decide to go to in the second scene of Act 1?
(a) The city.
(b) Another state.
(c) The train station.
(d) The country.

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Timmy make decisions, according to John?
(a) He follows John's lead.
(b) He makes his own.
(c) He follows Nettie's lead.
(d) He listens to his friends.

9. What condition is the banner in?
(a) Torn.
(b) Straight.
(c) Upside down.
(d) Sagging.

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

11. What does the banner in the Cleary's apartment read?
(a) "We Missed You, Timmy".
(b) "You're the Best, Timmy".
(c) "Great Job, Timmy".
(d) "Welcome Home, Timmy".

12. What do Timmy and John do after Nettie responds to the roses?
(a) Ask her questions.
(b) Begin reading the newspaper.
(c) Shake their heads.
(d) Change the subject.

13. What type of prayer will John stop and say?
(a) A long prayer.
(b) A short prayer.
(c) A prayer of Thanksgiving.
(d) A prayer for help.

14. What does John tell Nettie to do with regards to Timmy and his activities?
(a) Lecture him.
(b) Ignore him.
(c) Watch him carefully.
(d) Ease up on him.

15. What was the occasion that Nettie's father would send her flowers?
(a) Her anniversary.
(b) His birthday.
(c) Her birthday.
(d) Mother's Day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nettie lecture John about in the first scene of Act 1?

3. What is Nettie concerned about as Timmy and John continue to sing?

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

5. What has Timmy seen during the war, according to John?

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