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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John have scheduled on the day the play opens?
(a) An appointment.
(b) A job interview.
(c) A meeting with a friend.
(d) A lunch with his boss.

2. What is there evidence of in Act 1, Scene 1, from the night before?
(a) A poker game.
(b) A party.
(c) A fight.
(d) An accident.

3. How long was Timmy in the army for?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

4. What condition is the banner in?
(a) Torn.
(b) Straight.
(c) Sagging.
(d) Upside down.

5. What year does the play, "The Subject was Roses", take place in?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1947.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dance are Nettie and Timmy doing at the end of the first scene?

2. What morning is it when the play opens?

3. What does John do with Timmy's jacket in the first scene?

4. What type of prayer will John stop and say?

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

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