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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Timmy view his father in terms of courage?
(a) He thinks that he is the weakest man he has ever known.
(b) He thinks that he is the second bravest man he has ever known.
(c) He thinks that he is the bravest man he has ever known.
(d) He thinks that his courage has not been tested.

2. What story is told in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The story of Nettie and John's marriage.
(b) The story of Timmy's first birthday.
(c) The story of how Nettie and John met.
(d) The story of how Timmy was born.

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

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

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

6. What type of apartment do the Clearys live in?
(a) Upper class.
(b) Somewhere between middle and upper class.
(c) Somewhere between lower and middle class.
(d) Middle class.

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

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

9. What is interesting about the howls at the end of the second scene of Act 1?
(a) They become shorter.
(b) They become softer.
(c) They become longer.
(d) They become louder.

10. How do John and Timmy feel about Nettie's response to the roses in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) They are uncomfortable.
(b) They are upset.
(c) They are excited.
(d) They are confused.

11. What does Timmy do when Nettie grabs his hand?
(a) Pulls it away.
(b) Grabs her hand as well.
(c) Begins crying.
(d) Begins laughing.

12. What does Nettie reject in the third scene?
(a) John's questions.
(b) John's jokes.
(c) John's advances.
(d) John's criticism.

13. What are Timmy and John drinking in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Soda.
(b) Beer.
(c) Water.
(d) Champagne.

14. What does John ask about himself, pertaining to the war?
(a) If he would have been a commander.
(b) If he would have received medals.
(c) If he would have been injured.
(d) If he would have had the courage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does John comment on Nettie's dress in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What does Timmy suggest to John about the roses?

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

4. What do Timmy and John do after Nettie responds to the roses?

5. What year does the play, "The Subject was Roses", take place in?

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