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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls to see if Nettie has returned home yet?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) The police.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her friend.

2. How does John leave the room in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) He slams the door.
(b) He runs out quickly.
(c) He leaves quietly, ignoring everyone.
(d) He says goodbye and walks out normally.

3. What does Timmy challenge his mother on about her marriage?
(a) Why she does not take the time to understand John.
(b) Why she married someone she is obviously incompatible with.
(c) Why she has not given up on it yet.
(d) Why she has wasted so much time trying to understand John.

4. What does Nettie sense as Timmy walks into the room in the third scene of Act 2?
(a) That he understands why she is sitting there.
(b) That he does not know what to say.
(c) That he does not understand why she is sitting there.
(d) That he wants to tell her something.

5. What does John do at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Laughs and walks away.
(b) Turns and walks away.
(c) Begins to cry as he walks away.
(d) Yells as he is walking away.

6. As she recalls, where was the new job that Nettie had?
(a) At an advertising firm.
(b) At a school.
(c) At a law firm.
(d) At a book store.

7. What time is it as Act 2, Scene 2 begins?
(a) Nine o'clock.
(b) Eleven o'clock.
(c) Ten o'clock.
(d) Eight o'clock.

8. What day is it at the start of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturday.

9. Why does Timmy leave in the second scene of Act 2?
(a) He is upset.
(b) He is confused about what has happened.
(c) He is about to be sick.
(d) He cannot stop laughing.

10. What was it about John that drew her to him, as Nettie explains?
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Intensity.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Courtesy.

11. What did Nettie realize when she met John for the first time?
(a) That they were not meant for each other.
(b) That they were meant for each other.
(c) That her life would be complicated.
(d) That her life would be easy.

12. What is John thinking of renting for the summer?
(a) The guest room.
(b) The basement.
(c) The lake house.
(d) The parking space.

13. According to Timmy at the end of Act 2, Scene 3, who is now to blame for the trouble in the house?
(a) John.
(b) Himself.
(c) No one.
(d) Nettie.

14. What time is the meal at Nettie's mother's house scheduled for?
(a) Noon.
(b) Two o'clock.
(c) One o'clock.
(d) Eleven o'clock.

15. Who was the last one to see Nettie before she disappeared?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) John.
(c) Timmy.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nettie remind Timmy of about the meal at her mother's house in Act 2, Scene1?

2. Why is John baffled about Nettie's disappearance?

3. What is the only light in the apartment as Nettie is there alone?

4. What does Timmy tell Nettie about his situation?

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

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