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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who tells Mr. Webb what George wants to be when he grown up?
(a) The stage manager.
(b) Mrs. Webb.
(c) George.
(d) Emily.

3. What triggers the appearance of the Webb family at the beginning of the book?
(a) An alarm clock.
(b) A horn honking.
(c) The factory whistle.
(d) The school bell.

4. Who is the first character to speak in the second act?
(a) Emily.
(b) Mrs. Webb.
(c) Dr. Gibbs.
(d) The stage manager.

5. Where did George and Emily go after they were elected to their offices in the student council?
(a) The school library.
(b) Emily's house.
(c) George's house.
(d) A soda shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What personal detail about Simon Stimson do we learn from the stage manager?

2. What is Simon Stimson's occupation?

3. What kind of college is George going to?

4. What does Mr. Gibbs say is something only done in big cities?

5. What is happening to George to prevent him from playing baseball?

(see the answer key)

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