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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. Why is Mrs. Gibbs so worried about her husband?
(a) He is exposed to a lot of sickness.
(b) He works too hard.
(c) He seems constantly tired.
(d) He is distant and cold as of late.

2. What does the stage manager do before Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs leave the stage after the first scene?
(a) Thanks them.
(b) Pulls them away from each other.
(c) Begins to close the curtain.
(d) Shushes them.

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

4. What does Mrs. Webb chide Emily for when she first appears on stage?
(a) Being too slow to get up.
(b) Staying up too late at night.
(c) Teasing her younger siblings.
(d) Studying while she eats.

5. What is the town having a discussion about after Emily and her mother stop talking?
(a) What to put in a time capsule.
(b) How to punish a criminal.
(c) Who to elect mayor.
(d) What to do about the economy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide George for when he first appears on stage?

2. What does Emily assure her father she does not have on her mind before he goes to bed?

3. At the beginning of the play, what is Mrs. Gibbs doing just as her husband comes home?

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

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

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