Our Town Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Our Town Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Gibbs worry will happen to George?
(a) He will forget her.
(b) He won't be cared for.
(c) He will not keep in touch with her.
(d) He will not have enough money.

2. Who does Mr. Webb see on his way home the night of the first day?
(a) George.
(b) Simon.
(c) The stage manager.
(d) Dr. Gibbs.

3. What does the stage manager tell the audience when he first appears in the third scene?
(a) Someone is about to die.
(b) The town is going to bed.
(c) The Webb family is fighting.
(d) There is deep unrest in the city even if it looks peaceful.

4. Where is Mrs.Gibbs while Mr Gibbs is talking to George after school?
(a) The market.
(b) On a walk.
(c) Choir practice.
(d) The garden.

5. What does the stage manager say was wasted in Joe's death?
(a) His education.
(b) His influence on the town.
(c) His enthusiasm for life.
(d) His fighting spirit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who helps George with his homework?

3. Where were Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs before the third scene?

4. What is Simon Stimson's occupation?

5. What does George want to be when he grows up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Webb not allow George to see Emily on the morning of their wedding?

2. What does George do when he visits Emily's grave?

3. What do the people sitting in the chairs represent in the third act?

4. How do Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb know each other?

5. Where does Mr. Webb say the people in his town get the most pleasure?

6. What does the man talking about stars say at the end of the play?

7. How did Stan Stimson die?

8. What does George tell his mother he is most afraid of just before he marries Emily?

9. What does the stage manager say that this wedding of George and Emily is a witness of?

10. Why does Dr. Gibbs give George a handkerchief after reprimanding him for not doing his chores?

(see the answer keys)

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