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

2. What does Mr. Webb say of the people of the town that could be considered an insult?
(a) They are dull.
(b) They are selfish.
(c) They are proud.
(d) They are ignorant.

3. At the beginning of the play what does Mrs. Webb do when she first comes out of her house?
(a) Feeds her chickens.
(b) Checks her mailbox.
(c) Hangs some laundry.
(d) Strings some beans.

4. Where is Joe killed?
(a) In a strange city of a strange disease.
(b) In the war.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) In a street brawl.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Mr. Webb what George wants to be when he grown up?

2. Which state is this play set in?

3. What does Dr. Gibbs give George when he has finished talking to him after school?

4. Who does the stage manager introduce at the beginning of the second scene of the play?

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

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