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

2. What does the banner in the Cleary's apartment read?
(a) "We Missed You, Timmy".
(b) "You're the Best, Timmy".
(c) "Welcome Home, Timmy".
(d) "Great Job, Timmy".

3. What is Nettie carrying as she enters the room in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A box.
(b) Groceries.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Pictures.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of apartment do the Clearys live in?

2. What does Nettie lecture John about in the first scene of Act 1?

3. What story is told in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What does John pretend he is doing as he hears someone coming in the beginning of the play?

5. How does Nettie react to the flowers when she first sees them?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nettie leave at the end of Act 2, Scene 1, and what does Timmy discover?

2. What do Timmy and John do when Nettie enters the room in the fourth scene of Act 2, and how does she respond?

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

4. What does Nettie get an aspirin for, and how does she begin to talk to John about the roses?

5. What is the way Timmy views his father and his family, according to the speech he gives in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

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

8. How does the breakfast of Nettie and John in the beginning of Act 2 have a shaky start?

9. What is interesting about the way John and Timmy react to Nettie's disappearance?

10. How does the way Nettie reacts to Timmy's drinking in Scene 3 illustrate the difference between her and John?

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