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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) Hanging on the door.
(c) Draped over a chair.
(d) On the floor.

2. What type of prayer will John stop and say?
(a) A short prayer.
(b) A prayer for help.
(c) A prayer of Thanksgiving.
(d) A long prayer.

3. How are Timmy and John feeling at the start of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) They are depressed.
(b) They are sick.
(c) They are drunk.
(d) They are upset.

4. What prevented John from joining the war?
(a) He did not pass the training.
(b) He did not want to go.
(c) He was the head of household.
(d) He was injured.

5. How often did Nettie's father send her flowers?
(a) Every year.
(b) Every other year.
(c) Every few years.
(d) A few times a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nettie do with the roses in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What does John ask about himself, pertaining to the war?

3. What does Nettie tell John has nothing to do with their relationship?

4. What happened to Timmy the night before?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does John think that he and Nettie's marriage will improve, and how does Nettie comment on his theory?

4. What is the state of the Clearys' apartment in the beginning of the play and why?

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

6. How do Timmy and John respond to Nettie's response to the flowers?

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

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

9. What does Nettie explain about John and the way she viewed him before they were married, and why does she say that he was not meant for her?

10. 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?

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