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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did everybody want from John when he and Nettie first met?
(a) His time.
(b) His money.
(c) To be his friend.
(d) His advice.

2. What does Timmy challenge his mother on about her marriage?
(a) Why she has wasted so much time trying to understand John.
(b) Why she married someone she is obviously incompatible with.
(c) Why she does not take the time to understand John.
(d) Why she has not given up on it yet.

3. What time does John think he will call the police?
(a) Twelve o'clock.
(b) Eleven o'clock.
(c) One o'clock.
(d) Two o'clock.

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

5. What was John, according to how Nettie remembers?
(a) Social.
(b) Rude.
(c) Introverted.
(d) Funny.

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

7. Where does Timmy say that he called looking for his father?
(a) The local bars.
(b) The bowling alley.
(c) The store.
(d) The local police station.

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

9. How long has Nettie been away from home for?
(a) Two days.
(b) All day.
(c) Four hours.
(d) A couple of hours.

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

11. What day does the second act of the play take place on?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.

12. What time does the third scene in Act 2 take place?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 3 p.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

13. What did Nettie realize when she met John for the first time?
(a) That they were not meant for each other.
(b) That her life would be complicated.
(c) That they were meant for each other.
(d) That her life would be easy.

14. Whom did Timmy blame for things when he returned home?
(a) John.
(b) No one.
(c) Himself
(d) Nettie.

15. How does Nettie act when she finally returns home?
(a) Talkative.
(b) Evasive.
(c) Excited.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. As she recalls, where was the new job that Nettie had?

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

3. What day is it at the start of Act 2, Scene 3?

4. How does Nettie describe the experience of being gone?

5. What does John call Nettie and Timmy, according to Timmy?

(see the answer keys)

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