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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does George answer the stage manager's question to Emily after the Student Council elections?
(a) They are dating.
(b) She was scared of a runaway horse.
(c) She won by a landslide.
(d) She was at the elections.

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

3. What does Emily say about the Earth?
(a) It is awful and wonderful.
(b) It is too wonderful for anyone to realize.
(c) It will always be her home.
(d) It is more dear than she ever could have imagined.

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

5. What does the stage manager say is replacing automobiles while he chats with George and Emily?
(a) Bicycles.
(b) Walking.
(c) Horses.
(d) Buses.

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

7. What does Emily beg her mother to do at the end of the play?
(a) Truly see her and experience the moments she has.
(b) Let loose of her mundane duties for a time.
(c) Come with her.
(d) Keep her safe.

8. What is removed from the stage during George and Emily's wedding?
(a) The house settings.
(b) Most of the cast.
(c) The school.
(d) The curtain.

9. Who enters the stage just after Mrs. Webb is done speaking at the wedding?
(a) Emily.
(b) Mrs. Gibbs.
(c) Mr. Webb.
(d) George.

10. What does Mr. Web say when he first comes home from work in the third act?
(a) He is tired.
(b) It is Emily's birthday.
(c) He feels that his life is being lived for him.
(d) He misses Emily.

11. What do the row of chairs on stage indicate in the first scene in Act 3?
(a) Money.
(b) A class system.
(c) Graves.
(d) People.

12. What does Emily say just before she gets married?
(a) She hates George and wishes she were dead.
(b) She would rather things remain the way they are.
(c) She refuses to live far from her father.
(d) She loves George.

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

14. What does the stage manager tell the audience to do at the end of the play?
(a) Learn something.
(b) Cherish those around them.
(c) Go home and rest.
(d) Live life to the fullest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Emily choose to not re-live her life?

2. What does the stage manager tell Emily and George to show the audience at the beginning of the fifth scene?

3. What does George say when Emily tells him what she is worried about while drinking sodas with him?

4. What does the stage manager say is the ancient tradition Emily and George are embarking on when they get married?

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

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