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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Webb panic when she sees George?
(a) He seems to be angry.
(b) He is not supposed to see Emily before the wedding.
(c) She thinks something is wrong at the Gibbs's house.
(d) She is not fully dressed yet.

2. What is Mrs. Soames known in the town for?
(a) Her sickness.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her gossip.
(d) Her manners.

3. Who tells Mr. Webb what George wants to be when he grown up?
(a) Mrs. Webb.
(b) The stage manager.
(c) George.
(d) Emily.

4. What does Mrs. Gibbs ask her husband to talk to George about at the beginning of the play?
(a) Not doing his share of chores.
(b) Getting poor grades in school.
(c) Being disrespectful to his mother.
(d) Not eating his dinner.

5. What does Mrs. Webb do when she first enters the stage in the second act?
(a) Kisses her husband.
(b) Tends her garden.
(c) Makes breakfast.
(d) Feeds her chickens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George talk about after his parents go to bed?

2. What does Emily not like about the cemetery?

3. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide her husband for when he comes home at the beginning of the play?

4. What is Howie Newsome's occupation?

5. Where does Mrs. Webb run when George comes to her house?

(see the answer key)

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