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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to the vase after Nettie throws the roses?
(a) It breaks in half.
(b) John catches it.
(c) It remains intact.
(d) It shatters.

3. What was the occasion that Nettie's father would send her flowers?
(a) Mother's Day.
(b) Her anniversary.
(c) His birthday.
(d) Her birthday.

4. What does Timmy think of his father's intelligence?
(a) He is slightly below average.
(b) He is wise.
(c) He is uninformed.
(d) He is slightly above average.

5. Whom did Timmy blame for things when he returned home?
(a) John.
(b) Himself
(c) Nettie.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does John blame for Nettie's disappearance as he talks to her?

2. What does Nettie say to Timmy as she leaves in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What kind of a time are the three main characters of the play having towards the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What room is John Cleary standing in as the play begins?

5. What was John, according to how Nettie remembers?

(see the answer key)

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