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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Gibbs ask her husband to talk to George about at the beginning of the play?
(a) Being disrespectful to his mother.
(b) Not doing his share of chores.
(c) Not eating his dinner.
(d) Getting poor grades in school.

2. What does Mrs. Gibbs try to do as she enters her house after talking to her husband in the yard?
(a) Lock her door.
(b) Check the mail.
(c) Feed the chickens.
(d) Wave to her neighbor.

3. What does Mr. Webb congratulate Emily on when they talk during the second scene?
(a) A good grade on a hard test.
(b) A fine speech she gave in class.
(c) A fine performance at a dance recital.
(d) Her beauty beginning to bloom.

4. What interrupts Emily as she is doing her homework during the second scene?
(a) The church choir.
(b) The school bell.
(c) A car horn honking.
(d) A train whistle.

5. What does Dr. Gibbs talk to George about when he sees him after school?
(a) Spending too much time with Emily.
(b) His bad grades.
(c) Neglecting his chores.
(d) Disrespecting his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stage manager tell the audience when he first appears in the third scene?

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

3. What does the stage manager say we do not know about ancient Rome and Greece?

4. Which state is this play set in?

5. Who asks questions of Mr. Webb when he has finished his introduction of the town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What question does Emily ask her mother as they tend to the beans together?

2. What day in her life does Emily decide to go back to?

3. How did Emily's brother die?

4. What does the man talking about stars say at the end of the play?

5. What is Mrs. Soames famous for?

6. What does the stage manager say the third and final act will focus on?

7. Where has Dr. Gibbs been when he first appears on stage?

8. What is George's opinion of women?

9. What does George do when he visits Emily's grave?

10. What is Mrs. Gibbs main complaint about her son at the beginning of the play?

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