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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. Who is playing in the game Timmy asks his father to go to?
(a) Mets.
(b) Jets.
(c) Yankees.
(d) Giants.

2. What has happened to many of the local boys who also went off to war?
(a) They are missing.
(b) They were killed or badly injured.
(c) They are still in the war.
(d) They returned safely.

3. What does John consider impressive about Timmy's jacket?
(a) Its color.
(b) The bars and medals.
(c) How big it is.
(d) How clean it is.

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

5. What does John contend about Timmy to Nettie?
(a) He will always be a boy.
(b) He has never been a boy.
(c) He is still a boy.
(d) He is no longer a boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nettie carrying as she enters the room in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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

4. What New York City do the Clearys live in?

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

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