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

2. What is Mr. Webb's profession?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Barber.
(c) Milkman.
(d) Newspaper editor.

3. At the beginning of the play, what is Mrs. Gibbs doing just as her husband comes home?
(a) Calling her children to breakfast.
(b) Making dinner.
(c) Getting ready for a party.
(d) Sewing a quilt.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Emily and her mother to leave during their discussion in the second scene?

2. What personal detail about Simon Stimson do we learn from the stage manager?

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

4. Who gives the introduction to the play?

5. At the beginning of the play, what exciting news does Mrs. Gibbs have to tell Mrs. Webb when they meet in their yards?

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