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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the stage manager do after George enters the cemetery?
(a) Leads him away from the cemetary.
(b) Holds him.
(c) Cries with George.
(d) Draws the curtain over the scene.

2. How did Simon Stimwell die?
(a) War wound.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Disease.

3. What does the stage manager say we all know at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) That something is eternal.
(b) That life is worth living.
(c) That life is short.
(d) That everyone dies.

4. What is the setting of the first scene in Act 3?
(a) A graveyard.
(b) A school.
(c) A church.
(d) A town square.

5. What does the stage manager say IS eternal?
(a) Money.
(b) Influence.
(c) Names.
(d) Something.

6. What do the row of chairs on stage indicate in the first scene in Act 3?
(a) Graves.
(b) A class system.
(c) Money.
(d) People.

7. What is one of the main differences in town between the second and third acts?
(a) The war has begun.
(b) Many people died.
(c) More people drive cars.
(d) The town is bigger.

8. What does George tell Emily is so hard for a fella' as he talks to her after the student council elections?
(a) Hiding his feelings.
(b) Avoiding conceit.
(c) Denying pretty girls.
(d) Allowing faults to creep into his character.

9. What does Mrs. Webb say she wants to do before her daughter gets married, but does not think she will have the chance to do?
(a) Kiss her daughter.
(b) Speak to George.
(c) Thank all the guests.
(d) Talk to her daughter.

10. What does the stage manager say is replacing automobiles while he chats with George and Emily?
(a) Buses.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Horses.
(d) Walking.

11. What does Emily tell George she is sorry for as they talk after the student council elections?
(a) Spreading a rumor.
(b) Telling the truth.
(c) Being so bold.
(d) Hurting his feelings.

12. What does George say he does not want to do just before he gets married?
(a) Grow old.
(b) Make his love live in poverty.
(c) Go to school
(d) Get married.

13. What does Emily say just before she gets married?
(a) She loves George.
(b) She refuses to live far from her father.
(c) She hates George and wishes she were dead.
(d) She would rather things remain the way they are.

14. What is the name of the town in this play?
(a) Grenwhich Village.
(b) Grover's Corners.
(c) Green Meadow Vista.
(d) Glenndale Crest.

15. Who sits by Mrs. Webb at the wedding?
(a) Mrs. Soames.
(b) Mr. Webb.
(c) Simon Stimwell.
(d) Mrs. Gibbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stage manager say during a pause in the wedding?

2. Why does Emily think George is so conceited?

3. What does George say when Emily tells him what she is worried about while drinking sodas with him?

4. What does Mr. Web say when he first comes home from work in the third act?

5. What does Emily demand of George just before they get married?

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