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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Simon Stimson's occupation?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Choir director.
(c) Milkman.
(d) Farmer.

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

3. What does Emily say just before she gets married?
(a) She would rather things remain the way they are.
(b) She hates George and wishes she were dead.
(c) She refuses to live far from her father.
(d) She loves George.

4. What is Emily doing when she asks her mother her very important question?
(a) Hanging laundry.
(b) Sewing a quilt.
(c) Helping her with the beans.
(d) Writing a letter.

5. Who is the first character to speak in the second act?
(a) Emily.
(b) The stage manager.
(c) Mrs. Webb.
(d) Dr. Gibbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the play, what exciting news does Mrs. Gibbs have to tell Mrs. Webb when they meet in their yards?

2. What is George's natural feeling about women?

3. What personal detail about Simon Stimson do we learn from the stage manager?

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

5. What triggers the appearance of the Webb family at the beginning of the book?

(see the answer key)

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