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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emily do when she sees her father on stage in the second scene?
(a) Teases him.
(b) Yells at him.
(c) Asks him questions.
(d) Embraces him.

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

3. What is the town having a discussion about after Emily and her mother stop talking?
(a) What to put in a time capsule.
(b) Who to elect mayor.
(c) How to punish a criminal.
(d) What to do about the economy.

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

5. At the beginning of the play, what does Dr. Gibbs say he has been up all night doing?
(a) Helping a woman give birth to twins.
(b) Preparing a man for death.
(c) Attending to the wounds of two returned war veterans.
(d) Drinking at the local bar.

6. What does Dr. Gibbs say they must do to help Simon Stimson?
(a) Visit him often.
(b) Leave him alone.
(c) Hold an intervention.
(d) Have compassion.

7. What is a special talent that George has?
(a) Farming.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Healing animals.
(d) Driving.

8. What does Mr. Webb talk to George about when Mrs. Webb runs out of her kitchen?
(a) The war.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Farming.
(d) Marriage.

9. What is so surprising to Rebecca about the mailman?
(a) He is handsome.
(b) He loves his job.
(c) He delivered a letter with an extensive address to her friend.
(d) He never fails to deliver the mail.

10. What does the stage manager call the second act?
(a) Love and Marriage.
(b) Life and Death.
(c) Daily Life.
(d) Enduring Happiness.

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

12. What does Mr. Webb notice about the person he sees on the way home from work on the first day?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He is crying.
(c) He looks scared.
(d) He is in a hurry.

13. Why does Mrs. Webb panic when she sees George?
(a) He is not supposed to see Emily before the wedding.
(b) She is not fully dressed yet.
(c) She thinks something is wrong at the Gibbs's house.
(d) He seems to be angry.

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

15. What triggers the appearance of the Webb family at the beginning of the book?
(a) A horn honking.
(b) The factory whistle.
(c) An alarm clock.
(d) The school bell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rebecca talk about before she goes to bed?

3. What does Mrs. Webb chide Emily for when she first appears on stage?

4. What good news does Dr. Gibbs give his wife when they enter their house during the third scene?

5. Who helps George with his homework?

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