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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) He and his father would fight again.
(c) His father and his mother would fight again.
(d) His parents would ignore each other again.

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

3. What does Nettie sense as Timmy walks into the room in the third scene of Act 2?
(a) That he does not understand 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 understands why she is sitting there.

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

10. Where is Nettie sitting in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) On a chair.
(b) On the floor.
(c) On the couch.
(d) At the table.

11. Where does Nettie say that she went?
(a) To dinner at a friend's house.
(b) To dinner and a Broadway show.
(c) To dinner and a movie.
(d) To dinner at her mother's house.

12. Who was the last one to see Nettie before she disappeared?
(a) John.
(b) Timmy.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her cousin.

13. What time is the meal at Nettie's mother's house scheduled for?
(a) Two o'clock.
(b) Eleven o'clock.
(c) One o'clock.
(d) Noon.

14. As she recalls, where was the new job that Nettie had?
(a) At a school.
(b) At a law firm.
(c) At a book store.
(d) At an advertising firm.

15. What is the reason Nettie visits her mother?
(a) Because she is lonely.
(b) Because of her brother.
(c) Because she wants to get away from John.
(d) Because of her cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John leave the room in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. What is Nettie's idea of a vacation?

3. According to Timmy at the end of Act 2, Scene 3, who is now to blame for the trouble in the house?

4. What happened to Nettie's face after the incident with the boy?

5. What does John say about the meal at Nettie's mother's house?

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