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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Gibbs tell his wife he will not do while they chat in the yard together?
(a) Charge more money.
(b) Buy her an antique table.
(c) Take a vacation.
(d) Work less.

2. What does Emily ask Mrs. Webb when she sees her mother after talking with Mr. Webb?
(a) If she is smart.
(b) If she is well-liked.
(c) If she is pretty.
(d) If she seems happy.

3. What does Mrs. Gibbs ask her husband to talk to George about at the beginning of the play?
(a) Not doing his share of chores.
(b) Not eating his dinner.
(c) Being disrespectful to his mother.
(d) Getting poor grades in school.

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

5. What does Mrs. Webb do when she first enters the stage in the second act?
(a) Tends her garden.
(b) Makes breakfast.
(c) Feeds her chickens.
(d) Kisses her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Gibbs talk to George about when he sees him after school?

2. What does Dr. Gibbs say they must do to help Simon Stimson?

3. What does the stage manager call the second act?

4. When did Mrs. Gibbs first meet her husband?

5. Why is Mrs. Gibbs so worried about her husband?

(see the answer key)

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