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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. Who asks questions of Mr. Webb when he has finished his introduction of the town?
(a) Actors planted in the audience.
(b) The stage manager.
(c) Audience members.
(d) Mr. Webb's children.

2. At the beginning of the play, what does Dr. Gibbs say he has been up all night doing?
(a) Drinking at the local bar.
(b) Helping a woman give birth to twins.
(c) Attending to the wounds of two returned war veterans.
(d) Preparing a man for death.

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

4. What does George want to be when he grows up?
(a) A newspaper editor.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A doctor.

5. What does Mrs. Gibbs try to do as she enters her house after talking to her husband in the yard?
(a) Lock her door.
(b) Feed the chickens.
(c) Wave to her neighbor.
(d) Check the mail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Gibbs say is something only done in big cities?

2. Who helps George with his homework?

3. What is the town having a discussion about after Emily and her mother stop talking?

4. Where does Mrs. Gibbs die?

5. What are the actors doing in lieu of having real props?

(see the answer key)

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