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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 does the stage manager say was wasted in Joe's death?
(a) His education.
(b) His enthusiasm for life.
(c) His influence on the town.
(d) His fighting spirit.

2. Where was Emily just before she came on stage in the second scene?
(a) At the store.
(b) Taking a leisurely walk.
(c) At school.
(d) At home.

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

4. What does Mrs. Gibbs ask her husband to talk to George about at the beginning of the play?
(a) Not eating his dinner.
(b) Getting poor grades in school.
(c) Not doing his share of chores.
(d) Being disrespectful to his mother.

5. Why does Dr. Gibbs never leave his town?
(a) He worries about leaving his children.
(b) He has moral obligations to stay where he is.
(c) He hates to travel.
(d) He does not want to leave the town without a doctor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Webb chide Emily for when she first appears on stage?

3. At the beginning of the play, what is Mrs. Gibbs doing just as her husband comes home?

4. What does the stage manager do before Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs leave the stage after the first scene?

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

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