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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 does George talk about after his parents go to bed?
(a) The beauty of the moon.
(b) His goals.
(c) The stars.
(d) His love for Emily.

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

3. Who helps George with his homework?
(a) Emily.
(b) Mr. Webb.
(c) Mrs. Webb.
(d) Mrs. Gibbs.

4. What does the stage manager tell the audience they may do at the end of the first act?
(a) Applaud.
(b) Leave.
(c) Eat.
(d) Smoke.

5. What are the actors doing in lieu of having real props?
(a) Using whatever is laying about.
(b) Talking about what they are doing.
(c) Making their props as they go.
(d) Miming their actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Gibbs tell his wife he will not do while they chat in the yard together?

2. Where does Mrs. Gibbs die?

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

4. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide her husband for when he comes home at the beginning of the play?

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

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