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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What room is John Cleary standing in as the play begins?
(a) The living room.
(b) The dining room.
(c) The bedroom.
(d) The kitchen.

4. What does John tell Nettie to do with regards to Timmy and his activities?
(a) Lecture him.
(b) Ignore him.
(c) Ease up on him.
(d) Watch him carefully.

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

6. What is Nettie carrying as she enters the room in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Groceries.
(c) A box.
(d) Pictures.

7. Where do Nettie, John, and Timmy decide to go to in the second scene of Act 1?
(a) The train station.
(b) The country.
(c) The city.
(d) Another state.

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

9. What does John say to Nettie as the third scene is ending?
(a) That he is sorry for everything.
(b) That he regrets buying the roses.
(c) That he did nothing wrong.
(d) That the roses were Timmy's idea.

10. What condition is the banner in?
(a) Upside down.
(b) Torn.
(c) Sagging.
(d) Straight.

11. How many chairs are there in the apartment as the play opens?
(a) A stack.
(b) Two.
(c) A closet full.
(d) One.

12. What does the banner in the Cleary's apartment read?
(a) "You're the Best, Timmy".
(b) "Welcome Home, Timmy".
(c) "Great Job, Timmy".
(d) "We Missed You, Timmy".

13. What New York City do the Clearys live in?
(a) West Bronx.
(b) New York.
(c) Queens.
(d) Brooklyn.

14. How are Timmy and John feeling at the start of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) They are sick.
(b) They are drunk.
(c) They are upset.
(d) They are depressed.

15. How does Nettie initially feel about the roses?
(a) She is upset.
(b) She is pleased.
(c) She is confused.
(d) She is angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is interesting about the howls at the end of the second scene of Act 1?

2. How does Nettie react to the flowers when she first sees them?

3. What does Nettie tell John has nothing to do with their relationship?

4. What morning is it when the play opens?

5. What are Timmy and John drinking in Act 1, Scene 2?

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