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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does John pretend he is doing as he hears someone coming in the beginning of the play?
(a) Reading the newspaper.
(b) Making breakfast.
(c) Making lunch.
(d) Cleaning the table off.

3. What type of friends are John and Timmy talking about in the second scene of the play?
(a) New.
(b) Future.
(c) Common.
(d) Old.

4. What does Timmy offer to do after Nettie throws the roses?
(a) He offers to buy her more.
(b) He offers to remember not to buy her roses again.
(c) He offers to apologize to the neighbors.
(d) He offers to clean them up.

5. How often did Nettie's father send her flowers?
(a) Every few years.
(b) Every other year.
(c) Every year.
(d) A few times a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do John and Timmy feel about Nettie's response to the roses in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What does John say to Nettie as the third scene is ending?

3. What does Timmy do when he returns at the end of the third scene?

4. What does Nettie reject in the third scene?

5. How long ago did Nettie's father pass away?

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