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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 Dr. Gibb rebuke Mrs. Gibbs for when she returns at the beginning of the third scene?
(a) Being late.
(b) Spending too much money.
(c) Eating too much.
(d) Gossiping.

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

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

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

5. What triggers the appearance of the Webb family at the beginning of the book?
(a) The factory whistle.
(b) The school bell.
(c) An alarm clock.
(d) A horn honking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rebecca talk about before she goes to bed?

2. What does Mr. Webb tell his daughter to do when he gets home from work?

3. What does the stage manager plan to put into the time capsule?

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

5. What is Mr. Webb's profession?

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