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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day does this play begin?
(a) Just before sunrise.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

2. Who does the stage manager introduce at the beginning of the second scene of the play?
(a) A geologist.
(b) Another narrator.
(c) A famous doctor.
(d) A university professor.

3. What personal detail about Simon Stimson do we learn from the stage manager?
(a) He will die in a few days.
(b) He is an atheist.
(c) He has a drinking problem.
(d) He is having an affair.

4. What is Joe's occupation?
(a) Milkman.
(b) Grocer.
(c) Paperboy.
(d) Student.

5. What triggers the appearance of the Webb family at the beginning of the book?
(a) An alarm clock.
(b) The factory whistle.
(c) A horn honking.
(d) The school bell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Webb talk about when he is first introduced by the stage manager?

2. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide George for when he first appears on stage?

3. What is the town having a discussion about after Emily and her mother stop talking?

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

5. What does Mrs. Gibbs ask her husband to talk to George about at the beginning of the play?

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