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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks questions of Mr. Webb when he has finished his introduction of the town?
(a) Actors planted in the audience.
(b) Mr. Webb's children.
(c) Audience members.
(d) The stage manager.

2. What does the stage manager say was wasted in Joe's death?
(a) His enthusiasm for life.
(b) His influence on the town.
(c) His fighting spirit.
(d) His education.

3. At the beginning of the play, what exciting news does Mrs. Gibbs have to tell Mrs. Webb when they meet in their yards?
(a) Her husband delivered twins the night before.
(b) Her son is doing well in school.
(c) She is selling an antique table of hers.
(d) She won a prize for her pie recipe at the fair.

4. Who does the stage manager introduce at the beginning of the second scene of the play?
(a) Another narrator.
(b) A university professor.
(c) A geologist.
(d) A famous doctor.

5. At the beginning of the play, what does Dr. Gibbs say he has been up all night doing?
(a) Attending to the wounds of two returned war veterans.
(b) Drinking at the local bar.
(c) Preparing a man for death.
(d) Helping a woman give birth to twins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily do when she sees her father on stage in the second scene?

2. What personal detail about Simon Stimson do we learn from the stage manager?

3. What does Dr. Gibbs talk to George about when he sees him after school?

4. Where is Mrs.Gibbs while Mr Gibbs is talking to George after school?

5. What are the actors doing in lieu of having real props?

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