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

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) Take a vacation.
(d) Work less.

2. What does Mr. Webb do when he sees his daughter Emily on stage in the second scene?
(a) Embraces her.
(b) Asks her questions.
(c) Yells at her.
(d) Teases her.

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

4. What does Mrs. Webb do when she first enters the stage in the second act?
(a) Kisses her husband.
(b) Tends her garden.
(c) Makes breakfast.
(d) Feeds her chickens.

5. What does George plan to do when he leaves his mother's house?
(a) Raise chickens.
(b) Become a writer.
(c) Play baseball.
(d) Go to war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a special talent that George has?

2. What does Mrs. Gibbs serve for breakfast on the first morning of the second act?

3. What is Mrs. Soames known in the town for?

4. What does Mr. Webb add to the advice he gives George as they talk in the Webb's kitchen?

5. What does Mrs. Gibbs do when she first enters the stage in the second act?

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