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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

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 is an atheist.
(c) He is having an affair.
(d) He has a drinking problem.

2. Where is Mrs.Gibbs while Mr Gibbs is talking to George after school?
(a) On a walk.
(b) The garden.
(c) Choir practice.
(d) The market.

3. What does Mr. Webb congratulate Emily on when they talk during the second scene?
(a) A good grade on a hard test.
(b) A fine speech she gave in class.
(c) A fine performance at a dance recital.
(d) Her beauty beginning to bloom.

4. Who does the stage manager introduce at the beginning of the second scene of the play?
(a) A university professor.
(b) A geologist.
(c) Another narrator.
(d) A famous doctor.

5. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide her husband for when he comes home at the beginning of the play?
(a) Not picking up the milk she needed from the store.
(b) Not getting enough rest.
(c) Drinking too much.
(d) Coming home late again.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Emily ask Mrs. Webb when she sees her mother after talking with Mr. Webb?

3. What does Mrs. Gibbs invite her husband to do after his gentle rebuke to her in the yard?

4. What good news does Dr. Gibbs give his wife when they enter their house during the third scene?

5. What does Mr. Webb do for the person he sees on his way home from work on the first day of the play?

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