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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the stage manager make special mention of just before he begins a narrative of the town?
(a) The moon.
(b) The north star.
(c) The morning star.
(d) The sun.

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

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

4. Why does Mrs. Webb say she is crying at the wedding?
(a) She does not think this will last.
(b) She is worried.
(c) She feels it all went too fast.
(d) She doesn't know.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stage manager say during a pause in the wedding?

2. What does George buy for Emily during their chat after the Student Council elections?

3. What does Mr. Webb ask George just before he marries Emily?

4. Which state is this play set in?

5. What was so upsetting to Mrs. Gibbs about Simon earlier in the day when she is talking to Mrs. Webb?

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