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

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

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

4. How does Mrs. Gibbs want to use the extra money she has coming in?
(a) Let her husband retire.
(b) Send her daughter to college.
(c) Go to Paris with her husband.
(d) Paint her house.

5. What is Joe's occupation?
(a) Milkman.
(b) Grocer.
(c) Student.
(d) Paperboy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Webb's profession?

2. Where was Emily just before she came on stage in the second scene?

3. At the beginning of the play, what does Mrs. Gibbs do when she first comes out of her house?

4. Which state is this play set in?

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

(see the answer key)

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