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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. What does Timmy do when he returns at the end of the third scene?
(a) Looks in from the window to see what has happened.
(b) Goes into the kitchen to see what has happened.
(c) Yells from his room to see if everything is okay.
(d) Yells from the hallway to see if everything is okay.

2. What does Nettie do with the roses in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Throws them out the window.
(b) Throws them at John.
(c) Throws them against the wall.
(d) Throws them on the floor.

3. What kind of a time are the three main characters of the play having towards the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) An okay time.
(b) A lousy time.
(c) A good time.
(d) An unpredictable time.

4. What does Nettie get an aspirin for?
(a) The vase of roses.
(b) Timmy's headache.
(c) John's headache.
(d) Her headache.

5. What type of friends are John and Timmy talking about in the second scene of the play?
(a) Old.
(b) Common.
(c) New.
(d) Future.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Timmy and John enjoy the game?

2. Where is Timmy's army jacket, as John admires it?

3. What does John say to Nettie as the third scene is ending?

4. How does Timmy make decisions, according to John?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the setting and date for "The Subject was Roses", and why are they significant?

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

4. What is the family planning to do at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

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

6. How do Timmy and John's actions when Nettie enters the apartment in Act 1, Scene 2 illustrate her place in the family?

7. How do Timmy and John appear at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2, and what is the reason for their mood?

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

9. What surprise does John unveil as the first scene of the play is ending, and how does it affect Nettie?

10. How does John's mood in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2 compare to earlier scenes?

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