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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 interrupts Emily as she is doing her homework during the second scene?
(a) The church choir.
(b) A car horn honking.
(c) A train whistle.
(d) The school bell.

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

3. What is Howie Newsome's occupation?
(a) Farmer.
(b) Milkman.
(c) Paperboy.
(d) Soldier.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks questions of Mr. Webb when he has finished his introduction of the town?

2. What does the stage manager make special mention of just before he begins a narrative of the town?

3. What does the stage manager say we do not know about ancient Rome and Greece?

4. Who gives the introduction to the play?

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

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