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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. What good news does Dr. Gibbs give his wife when they enter their house during the third scene?
(a) George will do all his chores now.
(b) He is ready to take a vacation.
(c) He just got a raise.
(d) She won the town contest.

2. What does Mrs. Gibbs invite her husband to do after his gentle rebuke to her in the yard?
(a) Eat some dinner.
(b) Go on a walk.
(c) Smell her roses.
(d) Take a drive.

3. What does the stage manager say during a pause in the wedding?
(a) Emily was wise to fear this wedding.
(b) One of these young people will die soon.
(c) Love is a beautiful thing.
(d) The patterns of life repeat themselves.

4. What does George realize when he is talking to Emily after the student council elections?
(a) She is scared of him.
(b) She is staring at him.
(c) She is blushing.
(d) She is mad at him.

5. Where is George running to when we first see him in the second act?
(a) The baseball diamond.
(b) School.
(c) Emily's house.
(d) The farm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Webb say of the people of the town that could be considered an insult?

3. What does Emily say is keeping her from sleeping when her father comes home from work?

4. How does Mrs. Gibbs want to use the extra money she has coming in?

5. What two terms do the dead use to describe life?

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