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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Gibbs tell his wife he will not do while they chat in the yard together?
(a) Buy her an antique table.
(b) Charge more money.
(c) Work less.
(d) Take a vacation.

2. What does Howie Newsome talk about in the street at the beginning of the second act?
(a) The higher prices of milk.
(b) Losing a great baseball player.
(c) The war.
(d) Simon Stimson's drunkeness.

3. At the beginning of the play, what does Dr. Gibbs say he has been up all night doing?
(a) Helping a woman give birth to twins.
(b) Drinking at the local bar.
(c) Preparing a man for death.
(d) Attending to the wounds of two returned war veterans.

4. What does George want to be when he grows up?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A newspaper editor.

5. What does George buy for Emily during their chat after the Student Council elections?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A flower.
(c) A soda.
(d) Some candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Gibb rebuke Mrs. Gibbs for when she returns at the beginning of the third scene?

2. What office in the student council did Emily hold?

3. What does Mrs. Webb chide Emily for when she first appears on stage?

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

5. What does Emily assure her father she does not have on her mind before he goes to bed?

(see the answer key)

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