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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Timmy say that he was not looking forward to his father coming home?
(a) His father would lecture him about his drinking.
(b) His father and his mother would fight again.
(c) He and his father would fight again.
(d) His parents would ignore each other again.

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

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

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

7. What does Nettie sense as Timmy walks into the room in the third scene of Act 2?
(a) That he understands why she is sitting there.
(b) That he wants to tell her something.
(c) That he does not know what to say.
(d) That he does not understand why she is sitting there.

8. How does Nettie reach for her purse at the end of the first scene in Act 2?
(a) At the same time as Timmy does.
(b) Before Timmy does.
(c) Angrily.
(d) After Timmy does.

9. What does Timmy ask his father about the roses?
(a) Why he refused to buy them in the first place.
(b) Why he bought them in the first place.
(c) Why Nettie didn't seem to like them very much.
(d) Why he told Nettie who bought them.

10. How long can Nettie not go without seeing her mother, according to Timmy?
(a) Three days.
(b) One day.
(c) Two days.
(d) A week.

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

12. What does Nettie give Timmy with his coffee?
(a) Milk and sugar.
(b) Milk and toast.
(c) Sugar and toast.
(d) Cream and toast.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John caution Timmy about his drinking?

2. How does Nettie initially respond to Timmy in Act 2, Scene 3?

3. How does John view Timmy's life compared to his own?

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

5. Who was the last one to see Nettie before she disappeared?

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