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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. Where is Timmy's army jacket, as John admires it?
(a) On the couch.
(b) On the floor.
(c) Draped over a chair.
(d) Hanging on the door.

2. What does Nettie lecture John about in the first scene of Act 1?
(a) Not eating enough.
(b) Eating too much.
(c) Drinking too much.
(d) Not getting enough sleep.

3. What dance are Nettie and Timmy doing at the end of the first scene?
(a) The waltz.
(b) The Charleston.
(c) The twist.
(d) The fox trot.

4. How does John comment on Nettie's dress in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) He hates it.
(b) He has never seen it before.
(c) He wishes she didn't pay so much for it.
(d) He likes it.

5. What is Nettie getting for Timmy's room?
(a) Curtains.
(b) A lamp.
(c) A desk.
(d) Wallpaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Timmy do when Nettie grabs his hand?

2. How many roses does Timmy have for his mother?

3. What condition is the banner in?

4. What are Timmy and John drinking in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What kind of a time are the three main characters of the play having towards the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John view the relationship between all three family members, according to Timmy?

2. Why is Timmy concerned about his father in the play's opening, and how does he relate that concern to his mother?

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

4. Where does Nettie say she has been for twelve hours, and what reason does she give for her return?

5. What does Timmy have for his mother, and how does he involve John in the gift?

6. How is John acting towards Nettie in the third scene of Act 1, and what is her response?

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

8. What similar decision do both Timmy and John make in Act 2, Scene 1, and why do they make it?

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

10. What symbolic act does Nettie make with the roses at the end of Act 1, Scene 3?

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