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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Gibbs try to do as she enters her house after talking to her husband in the yard?
(a) Lock her door.
(b) Feed the chickens.
(c) Wave to her neighbor.
(d) Check the mail.

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

3. Where were Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs before the third scene?
(a) The market.
(b) Choir practice.
(c) Home.
(d) The school.

4. What does Dr. Gibbs tell his wife he will not do while they chat in the yard together?
(a) Charge more money.
(b) Work less.
(c) Buy her an antique table.
(d) Take a vacation.

5. What does Mr. Webb say of the people of the town that could be considered an insult?
(a) They are ignorant.
(b) They are dull.
(c) They are proud.
(d) They are selfish.

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

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

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

9. How many other people are talking to Howie at the beginning of the second act?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

10. What does George talk about after his parents go to bed?
(a) His love for Emily.
(b) The beauty of the moon.
(c) His goals.
(d) The stars.

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

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

13. Who gives the introduction to the play?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The director.
(c) The stage manager.
(d) An assembly of cast members.

14. What does the stage manager tell the audience they may do at the end of the first act?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Leave.
(c) Applaud.
(d) Eat.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Mrs. Gibbs want to use the extra money she has coming in?

3. What does Mrs. Webb do when she first enters the stage in the second act?

4. What does Mr. Webb do for the person he sees on his way home from work on the first day of the play?

5. What is Emily doing when she asks her mother her very important question?

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