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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Webb say cried earlier in the day at the wedding?
(a) Emily.
(b) Mr. Webb.
(c) Mrs. Gibbs.
(d) The stage manager.

2. What does Mr. Webb add to the advice he gives George as they talk in the Webb's kitchen?
(a) He really doesn't know if his advice will work or not.
(b) He believes very strongly in that piece of advice.
(c) He should always do what he feels is best.
(d) He did the opposite of his advice and has always been happy.

3. What does the stage manager call the second act?
(a) Daily Life.
(b) Life and Death.
(c) Enduring Happiness.
(d) Love and Marriage.

4. How does the stage manager describe the weddings in this town?
(a) Plain and short.
(b) Joyous and rowdy.
(c) Sweet and sentimental.
(d) Long and tedius.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the guests at George and Emily's wedding sit on?

2. What does Mr. Webb talk to George about when Mrs. Webb runs out of her kitchen?

3. What is removed from the stage during George and Emily's wedding?

4. Who sits by Mrs. Webb at the wedding?

5. Who is the first character to speak in the second act?

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