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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Nettie tell John after she gets the aspirin?
2. Where does Timmy go in the beginning of the third scene?
3. How are Timmy and John feeling at the start of Act 1, Scene 3?
4. What happens to the vase after Nettie throws the roses?
5. How does Nettie respond when John embraces her in the third scene of Act 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What happens between Nettie and Timmy in Scene 1 that symbolizes their relationship at this point in the play?
3. What surprise does John unveil as the first scene of the play is ending, and how does it affect Nettie?
4. What does Timmy ask his father in the first scene, and why does John have to decline?
5. What is Timmy's request at breakfast in the first scene of Act 2, how does John respond, and what does it indicate?
6. How do Nettie and Timmy revisit their past at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
7. What is the state of the Clearys' apartment in the beginning of the play and why?
8. What is the difference between the ways both of the first two scenes end?
9. What is interesting about the way John and Timmy react to Nettie's disappearance?
10. Where does Nettie say she has been for twelve hours, and what reason does she give for her return?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the ways Timmy and John both view Nettie and the ways they treat her in the play. Use the play as a reference to provide examples that support your analysis in the reasons for their different approach.
Essay Topic 2
John's view of Timmy and his drinking change later in the play. Explain how the family members have switched places, the reason why, and what that does to the plot. In addition, what do you think has led each family member to change? Does any one of them not change as much, or not at all?
Essay Topic 3
What does Nettie's disappearance signify? Where might she have gone? Analyze what the character was attempting to accomplish, why she felt her actions were necessary, and whether or not she succeeded in getting the results she hoped for.
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