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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 room is John Cleary standing in as the play begins?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The living room.

2. What does John say to Nettie as the third scene is ending?
(a) That he is sorry for everything.
(b) That he did nothing wrong.
(c) That the roses were Timmy's idea.
(d) That he regrets buying the roses.

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

4. Where are Nettie, John, and Timmy returning from as the third scene begins?
(a) A night on the town.
(b) A trip out of state.
(c) A relative's house.
(d) A friend's house.

5. What are John and Timmy doing as they enter the apartment in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Arguing.
(d) Chatting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nettie trying to do when the third scene begins?

2. What does Nettie say after seeing the flowers in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

4. How does John comment on Nettie's dress in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What is interesting about the howls at the end of the second scene of Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Timmy's request at breakfast in the first scene of Act 2, how does John respond, and what does it indicate?

2. What does Timmy ask his father in the first scene, and why does John have to decline?

3. What does Timmy tell John that he argued with Nettie about and why?

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

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

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

7. What is John doing with Timmy's army jacket in Scene 1, and why?

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

9. What does Timmy offer at the end of Act 1, Scene 3, and what does John reveal to Nettie?

10. What is the difference in the way Nettie and John are handling Timmy's decision to leave?

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