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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 John pretend he is doing as he hears someone coming in the beginning of the play?
2. What kind of roses does Timmy have for Nettie in Act 1, Scene 2?
3. What does Nettie get an aspirin for?
4. Who is howling at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?
5. What year does the play, "The Subject was Roses", take place in?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Nettie describe John's early business sense?
2. How does Timmy tell John about the purse full of coins, and what is his father's response?
3. What was John like when he and Nettie met, and why did she marry him?
4. Why does John think that he and Nettie's marriage will improve, and how does Nettie comment on his theory?
5. What symbolic act does Nettie make with the roses at the end of Act 1, Scene 3?
6. What does Timmy ask his father in the first scene, and why does John have to decline?
7. What happens between Timmy and John that changes the way they look at each other in Act 2, Scene 4?
8. What is the difference between the ways both of the first two scenes end?
9. What does John become upset about in Act 2, Scene 1, and how does Timmy respond?
10. How does Nettie's mood change about the roses in Act 1, Scene 2, and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Timmy's dream is the catalyst for his reconnection with John.
1) Describe the dream in detail. Explain what the most important aspects of it were and how they affected the story.
2) Analyze the effects that the dream had on Timmy and why.
3) Explain the results of the dream and how it managed to cause Timmy and John to face their feelings. Why was that the major factor in their reconnection?
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
Describe the two times in the play that Timmy misrepresents the truth with his parents. Analyze each circumstance, his motives, and whether or not you agree with them.
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