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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. Why does John think that he and Nettie will have good times?
(a) Because she knows him so well.
(b) Because they agree on everything.
(c) Because Timmy is home.
(d) Because he knows her so well.

2. What kind of roses does Timmy have for Nettie in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) White.
(b) Pink.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

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

4. What does John consider impressive about Timmy's jacket?
(a) Its color.
(b) How big it is.
(c) How clean it is.
(d) The bars and medals.

5. How does Nettie respond when John embraces her in the third scene of Act 1?
(a) She is surprised.
(b) She does not even notice.
(c) She is disgusted.
(d) She is confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Nettie's father send her flowers?

2. What story is told in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. How many chairs are there in the apartment as the play opens?

4. What does Nettie lecture John about in the first scene of Act 1?

5. How does Nettie react to the flowers when she first sees them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Nettie and Timmy in Scene 1 that symbolizes their relationship at this point in the play?

2. What is significant about the lake house and how does it apply to Nettie and John's marriage?

3. What does Nettie describe to Timmy about the job she almost took before she met John, and why is it significant?

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

5. What is the basic difference between the way Nettie and John look at Timmy, as outlined in the beginning of the play?

6. What is it that John is doubting about himself and how does Timmy attempt to reassure him in Scene 2?

7. What is Timmy's request at breakfast in the first scene of Act 2, how does John respond, and what does it indicate?

8. What is John trying to convince Nettie to do as the final act begins?

9. What does Timmy tell John that he argued with Nettie about and why?

10. When does the third scene in Act 2 take place, and what is Nettie doing?

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