The Subject Was Roses Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Frank D. Gilroy
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 133 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Subject Was Roses Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Frank D. Gilroy
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John tell Nettie that Timmy deserves?
(a) A new job.
(b) More medals.
(c) Another party.
(d) A little down time.

2. What is Timmy doing when the play opens?
(a) Sitting on the couch.
(b) Sitting at the table.
(c) Reading.
(d) Sleeping.

3. What is Nettie trying to do when the third scene begins?
(a) Stop laughing.
(b) Listen to John and Timmy's conversation.
(c) Quiet John and Timmy down.
(d) Stop crying.

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

5. What prevented John from joining the war?
(a) He was injured.
(b) He did not want to go.
(c) He did not pass the training.
(d) He was the head of household.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story is told in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. How does Nettie initially feel about the roses?

3. What does Nettie lecture John about in the first scene of Act 1?

4. What does John pretend he is doing as he hears someone coming in the beginning of the play?

5. Who is howling at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John react to Timmy's drinking in the second scene of Act 2, and what does this mirror?

2. How does Nettie describe John's early business sense?

3. What is the family planning to do at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What is Nettie's initial reaction to the flowers?

5. What happens between Timmy and John that changes the way they look at each other in Act 2, Scene 4?

6. What does Timmy ask his father in the first scene, and why does John have to decline?

7. How do Timmy and John appear at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2, and what is the reason for their mood?

8. What is the way Timmy views his father and his family, according to the speech he gives in Act 2, Scene 2?

9. What is John trying to convince Nettie to do as the final act begins?

10. What surprise does John unveil as the first scene of the play is ending, and how does it affect Nettie?

(see the answer keys)

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