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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 serve for breakfast on the first morning of the second act?
(a) French toast.
(b) Fruit and toast.
(c) Hot cakes.
(d) Ham and eggs.

2. What does the stage manager call the second act?
(a) Love and Marriage.
(b) Enduring Happiness.
(c) Daily Life.
(d) Life and Death.

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

4. What does Mr. Webb notice about the person he sees on the way home from work on the first day?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He looks scared.
(c) He is in a hurry.
(d) He is crying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stage manager say was wasted in Joe's death?

2. At the beginning of the play what does Mrs. Webb do when she first comes out of her house?

3. What does Mrs. Gibbs invite her husband to do after his gentle rebuke to her in the yard?

4. What does Emily say is keeping her from sleeping when her father comes home from work?

5. What triggers the appearance of the Webb family at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What title did the stage manager give Act 1?

2. What is Mrs. Webb getting ready for at the beginning of Act 2?

3. Why does George run out of the church just before his wedding is to start?

4. Where does Mrs. Gibbs die, and what is she doing there?

5. What lie does George tell Mr. Morgan when he asks why Emily is crying?

6. What does the stage manager want to put in the time capsule for the town?

7. What marriage advice does Mr. Webb give George on the morning of his wedding?

8. Where does George take Emily on their first date?

9. Where were Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb before the third scene began?

10. How did Stan Stimson die?

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