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

2. What time of day does this play begin?
(a) Just before sunrise.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

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

4. At the beginning of the play, what exciting news does Mrs. Gibbs have to tell Mrs. Webb when they meet in their yards?
(a) Her husband delivered twins the night before.
(b) She won a prize for her pie recipe at the fair.
(c) She is selling an antique table of hers.
(d) Her son is doing well in school.

5. What does the stage manager say we do not know about ancient Rome and Greece?
(a) Their goals and aspirations.
(b) Their belief systems.
(c) Their daily lives.
(d) Their appearances.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which state is this play set in?

2. Who helps George with his homework?

3. What triggers the appearance of the Webb family at the beginning of the book?

4. Where is Joe killed?

5. What interrupts Emily as she is doing her homework during the second scene?

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