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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. According to the stage manager, what almost always accompanies youth and love?
(a) Trouble.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Craziness.
(d) Jealousy.

2. Why is Mrs. Gibbs so worried about her husband?
(a) He seems constantly tired.
(b) He works too hard.
(c) He is distant and cold as of late.
(d) He is exposed to a lot of sickness.

3. Where does Mrs. Webb run when George comes to her house?
(a) To retrieve the present she has for him.
(b) To get him some food.
(c) To keep Emily in her room.
(d) To get dressed.

4. What does the stage manager tell Emily and George to show the audience at the beginning of the fifth scene?
(a) The moment they told their parents they were in love.
(b) The moment they fell in love.
(c) Their first date.
(d) Their first kiss.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Dr. Gibbs never leave his town?

3. At the beginning of the play, what is Mrs. Gibbs doing just as her husband comes home?

4. Where is George running to when we first see him in the second act?

5. What does Dr. Gibbs tell his wife he will not do while they chat in the yard together?

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