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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is John doing as Timmy arrives drunk in the second scene of Act 2?
(a) Pacing.
(b) Growling.
(c) Yelling.
(d) Talking to himself.

2. What are Nettie and John arguing about as the second act begins?
(a) How expensive the coffee was.
(b) How cold the coffee is.
(c) The amount of coffee there is.
(d) The strength of the coffee.

3. What does a friend of Timmy need?
(a) Money.
(b) A drinking buddy.
(c) Help.
(d) A roommate.

4. What is John doing in the first scene of Act 2?
(a) Joking with Timmy.
(b) Antagonizing Timmy.
(c) Ignoring Timmy.
(d) Questioning Timmy.

5. What did a boy throw at Nettie before her new job was scheduled to start?
(a) A book.
(b) A peach pit.
(c) An apple core.
(d) A rock.

6. What does Nettie admit to Timmy as they talk in the first scene of Act 2?
(a) That she will never forgive her son.
(b) That she will never understand her husband.
(c) That she will never forgive her husband.
(d) That she will never understand her son.

7. What happened to Nettie's face after the incident with the boy?
(a) It was okay.
(b) It was a little red.
(c) It was scarred.
(d) It was bruised.

8. What does Timmy request for his coffee?
(a) Cream.
(b) More water.
(c) Milk.
(d) Sugar.

9. How does Nettie initially respond to Timmy in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) She lectures him.
(b) She has no reaction.
(c) She begins to cry.
(d) She begins to laugh.

10. What does Nettie's mother not like?
(a) New York.
(b) Nettie's marriage.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) The amount of time Nettie spends there.

11. What does Nettie have in her purse that makes it so heavy?
(a) A book.
(b) Gold bars.
(c) Coins.
(d) A bowling ball.

12. What does John caution Timmy about his drinking?
(a) That it puts him in a bad mood.
(b) John does not caution Timmy about his drinking.
(c) That it is causing him to become paranoid.
(d) That he is doing too much of it.

13. What is Nettie's idea of a vacation?
(a) To visit friends.
(b) To stay home and relax.
(c) To get away from John.
(d) To travel.

14. Which country does Timmy remind Nettie that she had a chance to see?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Chile.
(d) Argentina.

15. What did Timmy deny his father the chance to do earlier in the day?
(a) Show his son off.
(b) Buy his son lunch.
(c) Buy his son clothes.
(d) Lecture his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nettie say that she came back?

2. What did Nettie do instead of reporting to work for the first job she describes?

3. Why is John baffled about Nettie's disappearance?

4. What does Nettie criticize constantly, according to Timmy?

5. Where does Nettie say that she went?

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