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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Webb talk about when he is first introduced by the stage manager?
(a) The many hardships the town has faced.
(b) The town's social and political life.
(c) The businesses in the town.
(d) The economic situation of the town.

2. What is the town having a discussion about after Emily and her mother stop talking?
(a) How to punish a criminal.
(b) What to put in a time capsule.
(c) What to do about the economy.
(d) Who to elect mayor.

3. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide her husband for when he comes home at the beginning of the play?
(a) Drinking too much.
(b) Not picking up the milk she needed from the store.
(c) Coming home late again.
(d) Not getting enough rest.

4. What does Mr. Webb do for the person he sees on his way home from work on the first day of the play?
(a) Comforts him.
(b) Hurries along home.
(c) Stops to listen to him.
(d) Sends him home.

5. What does Mr. Webb tell his daughter to do when he gets home from work?
(a) Eat supper with him.
(b) Turn out her lights.
(c) Hug him.
(d) Show him her homework.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Howie Newsome's occupation?

2. What good news does Dr. Gibbs give his wife when they enter their house during the third scene?

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

4. Who does the stage manager introduce at the beginning of the second scene of the play?

5. What is Emily doing when she asks her mother her very important question?

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