Our Town Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Our Town Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Mr. Webb give George as they talk in his kitchen?
(a) Keep your eye on the ball.
(b) Always strike first.
(c) Never procrastinate.
(d) Make sure your wife knows you are the boss.

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 Joe do when he leaves town?
(a) Marries his sweetheart.
(b) Goes to college.
(c) Works at a big city newspaper.
(d) Joins the Navy.

4. What does Dr. Gibbs say they must do to help Simon Stimson?
(a) Hold an intervention.
(b) Have compassion.
(c) Visit him often.
(d) Leave him alone.

5. 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) Sends him home.
(c) Stops to listen to him.
(d) Hurries along home.

6. What is so surprising to Rebecca about the mailman?
(a) He loves his job.
(b) He is handsome.
(c) He delivered a letter with an extensive address to her friend.
(d) He never fails to deliver the mail.

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

8. What is happening to George to prevent him from playing baseball?
(a) He hurt his arm.
(b) He is going to war.
(c) He is getting married.
(d) He is buying a farm.

9. Where is Mrs.Gibbs while Mr Gibbs is talking to George after school?
(a) The market.
(b) The garden.
(c) On a walk.
(d) Choir practice.

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

11. What does Mr. Webb add to the advice he gives George as they talk in the Webb's kitchen?
(a) He should always do what he feels is best.
(b) He believes very strongly in that piece of advice.
(c) He really doesn't know if his advice will work or not.
(d) He did the opposite of his advice and has always been happy.

12. Which state is this play set in?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) New York.

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

14. Where were Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs before the third scene?
(a) Home.
(b) The school.
(c) Choir practice.
(d) The market.

15. What does Mrs. Webb do when she first enters the stage in the second act?
(a) Makes breakfast.
(b) Feeds her chickens.
(c) Kisses her husband.
(d) Tends her garden.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was so upsetting to Mrs. Gibbs about Simon earlier in the day when she is talking to Mrs. Webb?

4. Where does Mrs. Webb run when George comes to her house?

5. What does Dr. Gibb rebuke Mrs. Gibbs for when she returns at the beginning of the third scene?

(see the answer keys)

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