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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 happened to Timmy the night before?
(a) He drank too much.
(b) He got sick from eating spoiled food.
(c) He had a headache from the loud noise of a party.
(d) He got into a fight with a friend.

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

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

4. What is Timmy doing when the play opens?
(a) Reading.
(b) Sitting at the table.
(c) Sitting on the couch.
(d) Sleeping.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nettie initially feel about the roses?

2. What dance are Nettie and Timmy doing at the end of the first scene?

3. Where are Nettie, John, and Timmy returning from as the third scene begins?

4. What does Timmy suggest to John about the roses?

5. Where do Nettie, John, and Timmy decide to go to in the second scene of Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nettie's mood change about the roses in Act 1, Scene 2, and why?

2. What is Nettie's initial reaction to the flowers?

3. What is the topic of conversation between Timmy and John in the second scene, what is it that John wonders, and why has the question been left unanswered for all of this time?

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

5. What are Timmy and John doing in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3, and how does Nettie respond?

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

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

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

9. How does Nettie describe John's early business sense?

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

(see the answer keys)

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