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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 do Nettie, John, and Timmy decide to go to in the second scene of Act 1?
(a) The country.
(b) The train station.
(c) The city.
(d) Another state.

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

3. How many chairs are there in the apartment as the play opens?
(a) A closet full.
(b) A stack.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

4. What was the result of the game John and Timmy saw?
(a) The Giants lost.
(b) The game was rained out.
(c) The Giants won.
(d) The game was a tie.

5. What was the occasion that Nettie's father would send her flowers?
(a) Mother's Day.
(b) His birthday.
(c) Her birthday.
(d) Her anniversary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What morning is it when the play opens?

2. What has Timmy seen during the war, according to John?

3. What happens to the vase after Nettie throws the roses?

4. What does John contend about Timmy to Nettie?

5. What has happened to many of the local boys who also went off to war?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What decision does Timmy make at the end of the last scene, and how does his father surprise him?

3. What happens between Timmy and John that changes the way they look at each other in Act 2, Scene 4?

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

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

6. What reason does Nettie give for her symbolic act in the third scene?

7. What does Timmy conclude at the end of Act 2, Scene 3, and what does it represent for his character?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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