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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the guests at George and Emily's wedding sit on?
(a) Benches.
(b) Pews.
(c) The ground.
(d) Chairs.

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

4. 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.

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

6. 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) Come with her.
(c) Keep her safe.
(d) Let loose of her mundane duties for a time.

7. What does George realize when he is talking to Emily after the student council elections?
(a) She is blushing.
(b) She is scared of him.
(c) She is staring at him.
(d) She is mad at him.

8. What does Mrs. Webb say is cruel while at the wedding?
(a) Stealing a mother's daughter so soon after graduation.
(b) Sending young girls into marriage unprepared.
(c) Forcing a mother to plan a wedding on such short notice.
(d) Not allowing a mother to help her daughter get dressed on her wedding day.

9. What is George's natural feeling about women?
(a) They are too quick to trust.
(b) They are naturally more good than men.
(c) They are kinder than men.
(d) They need to be protected.

10. According to the stage manager, what almost always accompanies youth and love?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Craziness.
(c) Trouble.
(d) Ignorance.

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

12. How did Wally die?
(a) War wound.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Disease.
(d) Car accident.

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

14. What do Mrs. Gibbs's relatives say about her gravestone?
(a) It is much simpler than she would have liked.
(b) It suits her perfectly.
(c) The saying is not appropriate for her.
(d) It is too fancy.

15. What does George tell his mother he and Emily will do just before he is married?
(a) Attend the same college.
(b) Always live close to her.
(c) Move to the country.
(d) Eat dinner at her house every Thursday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Mrs. Webb say cried earlier in the day at the wedding?

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?

4. What do Emily and Mrs. Gibbs say about the living when George enters the cemetery?

5. What is the second real character that the stage manager plays?

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