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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John blame for Nettie's disappearance as he talks to her?
(a) Timmy's immaturity.
(b) His attitude.
(c) Timmy's drinking.
(d) Her mother.

2. What does John call Nettie and Timmy, according to Timmy?
(a) Too similar.
(b) A force.
(c) An alliance.
(d) Too distant.

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

4. Why does Nettie say that she came back?
(a) Because she is too cowardly to stay gone.
(b) Because she was too afraid to stay out in the dark.
(c) Because she missed Timmy.
(d) Because she missed John.

5. What was it about John that drew her to him, as Nettie explains?
(a) Intensity.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Courtesy.

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

7. What time is it as Act 2, Scene 2 begins?
(a) Eleven o'clock.
(b) Eight o'clock.
(c) Ten o'clock.
(d) Nine o'clock.

8. What does Nettie remind Timmy of about the meal at her mother's house in Act 2, Scene1?
(a) That he does not have to be there.
(b) That he should try to be there.
(c) That he must be there.
(d) To let her know if he is going to be there or not.

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

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

11. What is John clueless at, as Nettie relates to Timmy?
(a) How to manage a social life.
(b) How to manage a family.
(c) How to manage money.
(d) How to manage his job.

12. How does John view Timmy's life compared to his own?
(a) He thinks Timmy has had it made.
(b) He thinks Timmy works harder than he did.
(c) He thinks Timmy does not work as hard as he did.
(d) He thinks Timmy has had a tough time.

13. What can Timmy notice about the way his mother is acting in the third scene of Act 2?
(a) She is deep in thought.
(b) She is very mad.
(c) She is depressed.
(d) She is confused about everything.

14. What is John thinking of renting for the summer?
(a) The basement.
(b) The parking space.
(c) The lake house.
(d) The guest room.

15. What does John say about the meal at Nettie's mother's house?
(a) That he doesn't understand why he has to be there.
(b) That he will not be there.
(c) That he will be there.
(d) That he will try to be there.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nettie inform John that she and Timmy argued about?

3. How long was Nettie away for?

4. What does Nettie's mother not like?

5. What did Timmy deny his father the chance to do earlier in the day?

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