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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Timmy the night before?
(a) He got sick from eating spoiled food.
(b) He drank too much.
(c) He had a headache from the loud noise of a party.
(d) He got into a fight with a friend.

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

3. How is Nettie responding to Timmy and John's behavior in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) She is laughing at it.
(b) She is following their lead.
(c) She is losing her patience.
(d) She is ignoring it.

4. How does Nettie respond when John embraces her in the third scene of Act 1?
(a) She is surprised.
(b) She is disgusted.
(c) She is confused.
(d) She does not even notice.

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

6. How many roses does Timmy have for his mother?
(a) One.
(b) A half dozen.
(c) A bouquet.
(d) A few.

7. 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.

8. What does Timmy offer to do after Nettie throws the roses?
(a) He offers to remember not to buy her roses again.
(b) He offers to clean them up.
(c) He offers to buy her more.
(d) He offers to apologize to the neighbors.

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

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

11. What type of friends are John and Timmy talking about in the second scene of the play?
(a) Common.
(b) New.
(c) Old.
(d) Future.

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

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

14. How do John and Timmy feel about Nettie's response to the roses in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) They are uncomfortable.
(b) They are excited.
(c) They are confused.
(d) They are upset.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John comment on Nettie's dress in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What is Nettie getting for Timmy's room?

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

4. What do Timmy and John do after Nettie responds to the roses?

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

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