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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the stage manager do after George enters the cemetery?
(a) Leads him away from the cemetary.
(b) Draws the curtain over the scene.
(c) Cries with George.
(d) Holds him.

2. What two terms do the dead use to describe life?
(a) Mundane and hectic.
(b) Loving and hateful.
(c) Carefree and simple.
(d) Awful and wonderful.

3. What does the stage manager tell Emily and George to show the audience at the beginning of the fifth scene?
(a) Their first kiss.
(b) The moment they told their parents they were in love.
(c) The moment they fell in love.
(d) Their first date.

4. Who does Mrs. Webb say cried earlier in the day at the wedding?
(a) Emily.
(b) The stage manager.
(c) Mrs. Gibbs.
(d) Mr. Webb.

5. Who is teasing George on his wedding day?
(a) Emily.
(b) The stage manager.
(c) His father.
(d) Some baseball buddies.

6. What does Emily tell George is the only thing she really wants?
(a) To feel safe.
(b) To have children.
(c) To be happy.
(d) To be loved.

7. What does Mrs. Webb give Emily when she first begins her new life?
(a) A hug.
(b) Some birthday presents.
(c) A book.
(d) A picture.

8. What does George say when Emily tells him what she is worried about while drinking sodas with him?
(a) It is worth it.
(b) He likes her too,
(c) He is happy to see her speechless.
(d) He will walk her home.

9. Which of the following characters does NOT take a seat in one of the chairs in the first scene of Act 3?
(a) Mrs. Soames.
(b) Mr. Webb.
(c) Simon Stimwell.
(d) Mrs. Gibbs.

10. What does Mrs. Webb say she wants to do before her daughter gets married, but does not think she will have the chance to do?
(a) Speak to George.
(b) Thank all the guests.
(c) Kiss her daughter.
(d) Talk to her daughter.

11. Who does the stage manager say has fully enjoyed life while living it?
(a) A few gifted individuals.
(b) Everyone in their own way.
(c) Some saints and some poets.
(d) Nobody.

12. What is so conspicuous about one of the chairs in the first row in the first scene of Act 3?
(a) It is a different color than the others.
(b) There is a spotlight on it.
(c) There is a small child in it.
(d) It is empty.

13. What does Dr. Gibbs put on Emily's grave?
(a) Her wedding dress.
(b) A picture.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A bottle of wine.

14. What question does the stage manager ask Emily while playing his first actual character?
(a) Why she was crying.
(b) Why she is with George.
(c) If she won the election.
(d) Where she has been.

15. What does Emily tell George she is not sorry for as they talk after the student council elections?
(a) Spreading a rumor.
(b) Being so bold.
(c) Hurting his feelings.
(d) Telling the truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Webb ask George just before he marries Emily?

2. What does the stage manager say IS eternal?

3. What does George ask Emily to do while he is at college?

4. What is one of the main differences in town between the second and third acts?

5. Who does the stage manager introduce at the beginning of Act 3?

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