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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. How does Nettie respond when John embraces her in the third scene of Act 1?
(a) She does not even notice.
(b) She is surprised.
(c) She is disgusted.
(d) She is confused.

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

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

4. What dance are Nettie and Timmy doing at the end of the first scene?
(a) The twist.
(b) The waltz.
(c) The fox trot.
(d) The Charleston.

5. How long ago did Nettie's father pass away?
(a) A year ago.
(b) A couple of years ago.
(c) Months ago.
(d) One month ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Timmy view his father in terms of courage?

2. What does Nettie get an aspirin for?

3. When does John tell Timmy they will buy new clothes?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the breakfast of Nettie and John in the beginning of Act 2 have a shaky start?

3. What does Nettie explain about John and the way she viewed him before they were married, and why does she say that he was not meant for her?

4. What is the topic of conversation between Timmy and John in the second scene, what is it that John wonders, and why has the question been left unanswered for all of this time?

5. How is John acting towards Nettie in the third scene of Act 1, and what is her response?

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

7. What is interesting about the way John and Timmy react to Nettie's disappearance?

8. What decision has Timmy made in regard to where he will live?

9. Why is Timmy concerned about his father in the play's opening, and how does he relate that concern to his mother?

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

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