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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does George tell Emily is so hard for a fella' as he talks to her after the student council elections?
(a) Allowing faults to creep into his character.
(b) Avoiding conceit.
(c) Denying pretty girls.
(d) Hiding his feelings.

3. 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) Kiss her daughter.
(b) Speak to George.
(c) Thank all the guests.
(d) Talk to her daughter.

4. Who does the stage manager introduce at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) The people in the cemetary.
(b) Some of the audience members.
(c) The children of Emily and George.
(d) The new people in town.

5. What is the first thing Emily realizes about her mother when she sees her in her new life?
(a) She seems sad.
(b) She is radiant.
(c) She is so young.
(d) She is tired.

6. What does the stage manager say we all know at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) That everyone dies.
(b) That life is short.
(c) That life is worth living.
(d) That something is eternal.

7. What does Emily worry about as she drinks her soda with George?
(a) She is late getting home.
(b) She likes George.
(c) It was too expensive.
(d) She doesn't know what to say.

8. What does Emily decide to do shortly after her death?
(a) Move forward with her existence.
(b) Re-live her life.
(c) Write about her experience.
(d) Guard George from harm.

9. What is the setting of the first scene in Act 3?
(a) A graveyard.
(b) A church.
(c) A town square.
(d) A school.

10. What does the stage manager say IS eternal?
(a) Influence.
(b) Something.
(c) Names.
(d) Money.

11. How did Emily die?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Child birth.
(c) Disease.
(d) Car accident.

12. What is the second real character that the stage manager plays?
(a) The ring bearer.
(b) The decorator.
(c) The minister.
(d) The mailman.

13. What is the first actual character that the stage manager plays?
(a) Mr. Miller.
(b) Mr. Millet.
(c) Mr. Mulligan.
(d) Mr. Morgan.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George realize when he is talking to Emily after the student council elections?

2. Which of the following does the stage manager say is NOT eternal?

3. What kind of college is George going to?

4. What does George say he does not want to do just before he gets married?

5. What does Simon Stimson say to Emily when she re-joins the group at the cemetery?

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