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

2. What does the stage manager call the second act?
(a) Enduring Happiness.
(b) Daily Life.
(c) Life and Death.
(d) Love and Marriage.

3. Why does Mrs. Webb panic when she sees George?
(a) She is not fully dressed yet.
(b) She thinks something is wrong at the Gibbs's house.
(c) He seems to be angry.
(d) He is not supposed to see Emily before the wedding.

4. What does Dr. Gibbs give George when he has finished talking to him after school?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A hug.
(c) A dollar.
(d) A rake.

5. What does Howie Newsome talk about in the street at the beginning of the second act?
(a) The higher prices of milk.
(b) Simon Stimson's drunkeness.
(c) Losing a great baseball player.
(d) The war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mr. Webb see on his way home the night of the first day?

2. What does Mr. Webb add to the advice he gives George as they talk in the Webb's kitchen?

3. What does George talk about after his parents go to bed?

4. What is Simon Stimson's occupation?

5. What does the stage manager say was wasted in Joe's death?

(see the answer key)

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