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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mr. Webb see on his way home the night of the first day?
(a) The stage manager.
(b) George.
(c) Dr. Gibbs.
(d) Simon.

2. What does Howie Newsome talk about in the street at the beginning of the second act?
(a) The war.
(b) Simon Stimson's drunkeness.
(c) The higher prices of milk.
(d) Losing a great baseball player.

3. What does Mr. Gibbs say is something only done in big cities?
(a) Locking doors.
(b) Spreading gossip.
(c) Working too long.
(d) Encouraging a college education.

4. 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.

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

6. What does the stage manager tell the audience when he first appears in the third scene?
(a) There is deep unrest in the city even if it looks peaceful.
(b) The Webb family is fighting.
(c) Someone is about to die.
(d) The town is going to bed.

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

8. Why does Dr. Gibbs never leave his town?
(a) He hates to travel.
(b) He has moral obligations to stay where he is.
(c) He worries about leaving his children.
(d) He does not want to leave the town without a doctor.

9. What does the stage manager plan to put into the time capsule?
(a) A picture of the townspeople.
(b) A drop of his blood.
(c) Emily's journal.
(d) This play.

10. Who helps George with his homework?
(a) Mrs. Webb.
(b) Mrs. Gibbs.
(c) Emily.
(d) Mr. Webb.

11. Why is Mrs. Gibbs so worried about her husband?
(a) He is distant and cold as of late.
(b) He is exposed to a lot of sickness.
(c) He seems constantly tired.
(d) He works too hard.

12. What does Mr. Webb say a groom should never do?
(a) Eat a full breakfast on the day of his wedding.
(b) Speak with his father-in-law on the day of his wedding.
(c) See the bride before the wedding.
(d) Wear white socks with a black tuxedo.

13. Where does Mrs. Webb run when George comes to her house?
(a) To get dressed.
(b) To keep Emily in her room.
(c) To retrieve the present she has for him.
(d) To get him some food.

14. What was so upsetting to Mrs. Gibbs about Simon earlier in the day when she is talking to Mrs. Webb?
(a) He was angry.
(b) He seemed sad.
(c) He swore in front of her.
(d) He was drunk.

15. Where are Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs heading at the beginning of the third scene?
(a) The school.
(b) Home.
(c) Choir practice.
(d) The market.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Joe's occupation?

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

4. Who is the first character to speak in the second act?

5. What does Mr. Gibbs tease his wife about when he first appears on stage in the second act?

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