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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rebecca talk about before she goes to bed?
(a) A letter her friend received.
(b) The beauty of the moon.
(c) Her new dress.
(d) Her schoolmates.

2. Where does Mrs. Webb run when George comes to her house?
(a) To get dressed.
(b) To retrieve the present she has for him.
(c) To get him some food.
(d) To keep Emily in her room.

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

4. Where was Emily just before she came on stage in the second scene?
(a) At school.
(b) Taking a leisurely walk.
(c) At the store.
(d) At home.

5. What does the stage manager say we do not know about ancient Rome and Greece?
(a) Their belief systems.
(b) Their daily lives.
(c) Their appearances.
(d) Their goals and aspirations.

6. What does Mr. Webb tell his daughter to do when he gets home from work?
(a) Show him her homework.
(b) Hug him.
(c) Eat supper with him.
(d) Turn out her lights.

7. What does Joe do when he leaves town?
(a) Joins the Navy.
(b) Works at a big city newspaper.
(c) Goes to college.
(d) Marries his sweetheart.

8. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide her husband for when he comes home at the beginning of the play?
(a) Coming home late again.
(b) Not picking up the milk she needed from the store.
(c) Drinking too much.
(d) Not getting enough rest.

9. What is Mr. Webb's profession?
(a) Barber.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Newspaper editor.
(d) Milkman.

10. What does Mrs. Gibbs serve for breakfast on the first morning of the second act?
(a) French toast.
(b) Fruit and toast.
(c) Hot cakes.
(d) Ham and eggs.

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

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

13. Who asks Emily and her mother to leave during their discussion in the second scene?
(a) George.
(b) Mr. Webb.
(c) Mrs. Gibbs.
(d) The stage manager.

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

15. What does the stage manager tell the audience when he first appears in the third scene?
(a) The Webb family is fighting.
(b) There is deep unrest in the city even if it looks peaceful.
(c) The town is going to bed.
(d) Someone is about to die.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Webb congratulate Emily on when they talk during the second scene?

3. What does Dr. Gibbs tell his wife he will not do while they chat in the yard together?

4. What is happening to George to prevent him from playing baseball?

5. What does Dr. Gibb rebuke Mrs. Gibbs for when she returns at the beginning of the third scene?

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