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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Emily's natural feeling about men?
(a) They should be perfect.
(b) They are here to protect women.
(c) They are all corrupt.
(d) They are not people to trust.

3. What does George do after being teased on his wedding day?
(a) Remains calm.
(b) Punches someone.
(c) Cries.
(d) Runs out of the church.

4. What is the last thing the stage manager says in Act 2?
(a) I now pronounce you man and wife.
(b) Congratulations.
(c) And they lived happily ever after.
(d) This is the end of the act.

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

6. What does George do when he enters the cemetery alone?
(a) Begs Emily to come back to him.
(b) Lays face down on Emily's grave.
(c) Places flowers on Emily's grave.
(d) Speaks with his mother about how sad he is.

7. What does George ask Emily to do while he is at college?
(a) Write him letters.
(b) Call him on the phone.
(c) Not date other guys.
(d) Visit his mom.

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

9. How did Wally die?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Disease.
(c) Car accident.
(d) War wound.

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

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

12. Where did George and Emily go after they were elected to their offices in the student council?
(a) Emily's house.
(b) A soda shop.
(c) The school library.
(d) George's house.

13. What does the stage manager tell Emily and George to show the audience at the beginning of the fifth scene?
(a) The moment they fell in love.
(b) Their first date.
(c) Their first kiss.
(d) The moment they told their parents they were in love.

14. Why does George decide to not go to college after all?
(a) He does not get good enough grades.
(b) He wants to pursue his baseball career.
(c) He and Emily realize they are meant to be together.
(d) He is afraid to leave his mother alone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time passed between the second and third acts?

2. What does George buy for Emily during their chat after the Student Council elections?

3. What does Mrs. Webb say is cruel while at the wedding?

4. What is one of the main differences in town between the second and third acts?

5. Who sits by Mrs. Webb at the wedding?

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