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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. Which state is this play set in?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) New York.

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

3. Who asks Emily and her mother to leave during their discussion in the second scene?
(a) Mrs. Gibbs.
(b) Mr. Webb.
(c) George.
(d) The stage manager.

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

5. What does Mr. Webb talk about when he is first introduced by the stage manager?
(a) The many hardships the town has faced.
(b) The businesses in the town.
(c) The town's social and political life.
(d) The economic situation of the town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Emily doing when she asks her mother her very important question?

2. At the beginning of the play, what does Dr. Gibbs say he has been up all night doing?

3. Who helps George with his homework?

4. What does Emily do when she sees her father on stage in the second scene?

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

(see the answer key)

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