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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago did Nettie's father pass away?
(a) A couple of years ago.
(b) One month ago.
(c) A year ago.
(d) Months ago.

2. What are John and Timmy doing as they enter the apartment in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Singing.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Arguing.
(d) Chatting.

3. What is Nettie's secondary response to the roses?
(a) She is excited.
(b) She is a little sad.
(c) She is overwhelmed.
(d) She is depressed.

4. Where does Timmy go in the beginning of the third scene?
(a) To a friend's house.
(b) To bed.
(c) For a walk.
(d) To a party.

5. What is Nettie carrying as she enters the room in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Pictures.
(c) A box.
(d) Groceries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition is the banner in?

2. What is Timmy doing when the play opens?

3. How does Nettie respond when John embraces her in the third scene of Act 1?

4. What are Timmy and John singing as Nettie calls for their attention?

5. What type of flowers did Nettie's father used to send to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nettie explain about John and the way she viewed him before they were married, and why does she say that he was not meant for her?

2. What is the difference in the way Nettie and John are handling Timmy's decision to leave?

3. What does Timmy offer at the end of Act 1, Scene 3, and what does John reveal to Nettie?

4. What is John doing with Timmy's army jacket in Scene 1, and why?

5. What does Nettie admit to Timmy about John in the first scene of Act 2?

6. What is the reason Timmy gives his father for leaving?

7. How does Nettie leave at the end of Act 2, Scene 1, and what does Timmy discover?

8. How does John react to Timmy's drinking in the second scene of Act 2, and what does this mirror?

9. What does Nettie get an aspirin for, and how does she begin to talk to John about the roses?

10. What does the ending of "The Subject was Roses" lead the reader to believe might happen?

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