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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. How much time passed between the first act and the second act?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three days.
(d) Three years.

2. What personal detail about Simon Stimson do we learn from the stage manager?
(a) He has a drinking problem.
(b) He will die in a few days.
(c) He is having an affair.
(d) He is an atheist.

3. What good news does Dr. Gibbs give his wife when they enter their house during the third scene?
(a) He is ready to take a vacation.
(b) She won the town contest.
(c) He just got a raise.
(d) George will do all his chores now.

4. At the beginning of the play, what is Mrs. Gibbs doing just as her husband comes home?
(a) Calling her children to breakfast.
(b) Making dinner.
(c) Getting ready for a party.
(d) Sewing a quilt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Emily and her mother to leave during their discussion in the second scene?

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

3. What does Mrs. Webb chide Emily for when she first appears on stage?

4. Who tells Mr. Webb what George wants to be when he grown up?

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

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