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

2. What is Simon Stimson's occupation?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Choir director.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Milkman.

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

4. What does the stage manager make special mention of just before he begins a narrative of the town?
(a) The north star.
(b) The sun.
(c) The moon.
(d) The morning star.

5. What does Mrs. Gibbs ask her husband to talk to George about at the beginning of the play?
(a) Not doing his share of chores.
(b) Getting poor grades in school.
(c) Being disrespectful to his mother.
(d) Not eating his dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Emily ask Mrs. Webb when she sees her mother after talking with Mr. Webb?

2. What are the actors doing in lieu of having real props?

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

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

5. What time of day does this play begin?

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