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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the beginning of the play, what does Mrs. Gibbs do when she first comes out of her house?
(a) Feeds her chickens.
(b) Checks her mailbox.
(c) Hangs some laundry.
(d) Strings some beans.

3. What does George want to be when he grows up?
(a) A newspaper editor.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A doctor.

4. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide George for when he first appears on stage?
(a) Forgetting his homework.
(b) Spending his allowance too frivolously.
(c) Sleeping in.
(d) Talking back to her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mrs. Gibbs so worried about her husband?

2. What interrupts Emily as she is doing her homework during the second scene?

3. What does Mrs. Webb do when she first enters the stage in the second act?

4. What does Emily assure her father she does not have on her mind before he goes to bed?

5. What does the stage manager say we do not know about ancient Rome and Greece?

(see the answer key)

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