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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the stage manager say has fully enjoyed life while living it?
(a) Nobody.
(b) Some saints and some poets.
(c) Everyone in their own way.
(d) A few gifted individuals.

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

3. What is so conspicuous about one of the chairs in the first row in the first scene of Act 3?
(a) There is a spotlight on it.
(b) It is empty.
(c) There is a small child in it.
(d) It is a different color than the others.

4. What is removed from the stage during George and Emily's wedding?
(a) The school.
(b) Most of the cast.
(c) The curtain.
(d) The house settings.

5. What does Emily worry about as she drinks her soda with George?
(a) It was too expensive.
(b) She is late getting home.
(c) She doesn't know what to say.
(d) She likes George.

6. What does Mrs. Webb give Emily when she first begins her new life?
(a) A hug.
(b) A book.
(c) A picture.
(d) Some birthday presents.

7. What does Emily not like about the cemetery?
(a) Not being able to communicate with the living.
(b) Watching her loved ones grieve for her.
(c) Being new there.
(d) The dreary feeling there.

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

9. What does Dr. Gibbs put on Emily's grave?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Her wedding dress.
(c) A bottle of wine.
(d) A picture.

10. What do Emily and Mrs. Gibbs say about the living when George enters the cemetery?
(a) They are wonderful and warm.
(b) They are foolish.
(c) They do not understand.
(d) They are fighting a losing battle.

11. What does Mrs. Webb say is cruel while at the wedding?
(a) Sending young girls into marriage unprepared.
(b) Stealing a mother's daughter so soon after graduation.
(c) Not allowing a mother to help her daughter get dressed on her wedding day.
(d) Forcing a mother to plan a wedding on such short notice.

12. What does Mr. Web say when he first comes home from work in the third act?
(a) It is Emily's birthday.
(b) He misses Emily.
(c) He is tired.
(d) He feels that his life is being lived for him.

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

14. What does Emily decide to do shortly after her death?
(a) Re-live her life.
(b) Write about her experience.
(c) Move forward with her existence.
(d) Guard George from harm.

15. Why does Emily think George is so conceited?
(a) He is handsome.
(b) He is extremely good at baseball.
(c) He was just elected to a student council office.
(d) He dates too many girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Webb say she is crying at the wedding?

2. Which of the following does the stage manager say is NOT eternal?

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

4. Why does Emily choose to not re-live her life?

5. What is the first thing Emily realizes about her mother when she sees her in her new life?

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