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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. Where does Mrs. Gibbs die?
(a) At home in her bed.
(b) Out west while visiting her daughter.
(c) At a town party.
(d) On the train while traveling.

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

3. What are the actors doing in lieu of having real props?
(a) Making their props as they go.
(b) Using whatever is laying about.
(c) Talking about what they are doing.
(d) Miming their actions.

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

5. Who does the stage manager introduce at the beginning of the second scene of the play?
(a) A university professor.
(b) Another narrator.
(c) A famous doctor.
(d) A geologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Simon Stimson's occupation?

2. What does Mr. Webb do when he sees his daughter Emily on stage in the second scene?

3. At the beginning of the play what does Mrs. Webb do when she first comes out of her house?

4. What does Dr. Gibbs talk to George about when he sees him after school?

5. Where is Joe killed?

(see the answer key)

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