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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the stage manager plan to put into the time capsule?
(a) A picture of the townspeople.
(b) Emily's journal.
(c) This play.
(d) A drop of his blood.

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

5. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide her husband for when he comes home at the beginning of the play?
(a) Not picking up the milk she needed from the store.
(b) Drinking too much.
(c) Coming home late again.
(d) Not getting enough rest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Webb congratulate Emily on when they talk during the second scene?

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

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

4. What does Joe do when he leaves town?

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

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