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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 was the result of the game John and Timmy saw?
(a) The Giants won.
(b) The Giants lost.
(c) The game was a tie.
(d) The game was rained out.

2. What is Nettie preparing for Timmy in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Waffles.
(b) Toast.
(c) Scrambled eggs.
(d) Oatmeal.

3. What does Nettie tell John after she gets the aspirin?
(a) It was nice of him to get her the roses.
(b) It was nice of him to pay for the show.
(c) It was nice of him to pay for dinner.
(d) It was nice of him to go to the game.

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

5. What do Timmy and John do after Nettie responds to the roses?
(a) Begin reading the newspaper.
(b) Shake their heads.
(c) Ask her questions.
(d) Change the subject.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is playing in the game Timmy asks his father to go to?

2. How does Nettie respond when John embraces her in the third scene of Act 1?

3. What is Nettie trying to do when the third scene begins?

4. How does Timmy view his father in terms of courage?

5. Where does Timmy go in the beginning of the third scene?

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