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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. How are Timmy and John feeling at the start of Act 1, Scene 3?
2. What kind of roses does Timmy have for Nettie in Act 1, Scene 2?
3. Who is howling at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
4. What does John contend about Timmy to Nettie?
5. What does Nettie get an aspirin for?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Timmy and John's actions when Nettie enters the apartment in Act 1, Scene 2 illustrate her place in the family?
2. What does John become upset about in Act 2, Scene 1, and how does Timmy respond?
3. How does Nettie's mood change about the roses in Act 1, Scene 2, and why?
4. When does the third scene in Act 2 take place, and what is Nettie doing?
5. How does Nettie describe John's early business sense?
6. What does Timmy offer at the end of Act 1, Scene 3, and what does John reveal to Nettie?
7. What is the way Timmy views his father and his family, according to the speech he gives in Act 2, Scene 2?
8. What is John doing with Timmy's army jacket in Scene 1, and why?
9. What is the state of the Clearys' apartment in the beginning of the play and why?
10. What does Timmy tell John that he argued with Nettie about and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Act 2, Scene 1, John takes out his frustrations on his family.
1) Describe John's behavior at breakfast, detailing his interaction with the other characters.
2) Explain what the source is for John's behavior and why it is relevant to the theme of the play.
3) Explain whether you agree with John's actions, including the reasons why or why not.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the realization that Timmy makes at the end of Act 2, Scene 3. What does it mean for each one of the characters and why is it important to the main theme of the play? Why did the author choose Timmy as the character to draw this conclusion about the family's situation? What does it signify in Timmy's character?
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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