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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 does George ask Emily to do while he is at college?
(a) Not date other guys.
(b) Call him on the phone.
(c) Write him letters.
(d) Visit his mom.

2. What does Mrs. Webb do when she first enters the stage in the second act?
(a) Tends her garden.
(b) Makes breakfast.
(c) Feeds her chickens.
(d) Kisses her husband.

3. Why does Dr. Gibbs never leave his town?
(a) He hates to travel.
(b) He worries about leaving his children.
(c) He has moral obligations to stay where he is.
(d) He does not want to leave the town without a doctor.

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

5. How old is Emily when she begins her new life?
(a) 14.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stage manager plan to put into the time capsule?

2. At the beginning of the play, what does Mrs. Gibbs do when she first comes out of her house?

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

4. What does Emily demand of George just before they get married?

5. What is Mr. Webb's profession?

(see the answer key)

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