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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Joe's occupation?
(a) Student.
(b) Grocer.
(c) Milkman.
(d) Paperboy.

2. At the beginning of the play what does Mrs. Webb do when she first comes out of her house?
(a) Hangs some laundry.
(b) Strings some beans.
(c) Feeds her chickens.
(d) Checks her mailbox.

3. Why does Emily think George is so conceited?
(a) He dates too many girls.
(b) He is extremely good at baseball.
(c) He is handsome.
(d) He was just elected to a student council office.

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) Getting ready for a party.
(c) Sewing a quilt.
(d) Making dinner.

5. What interrupts Emily as she is doing her homework during the second scene?
(a) The school bell.
(b) A car horn honking.
(c) The church choir.
(d) A train whistle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George realize when he is talking to Emily after the student council elections?

2. What does Mrs. Gibbs ask her husband to talk to George about at the beginning of the play?

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

4. Who does the stage manager say are witnesses to the marriage between George and Emily?

5. What question does the stage manager ask Emily while playing his first actual character?

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