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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening to George to prevent him from playing baseball?
(a) He is going to war.
(b) He is buying a farm.
(c) He is getting married.
(d) He hurt his arm.

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

3. What does the stage manager say we do not know about ancient Rome and Greece?
(a) Their appearances.
(b) Their goals and aspirations.
(c) Their daily lives.
(d) Their belief systems.

4. What does Mr. Webb notice about the person he sees on the way home from work on the first day?
(a) He is crying.
(b) He looks scared.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He is in a hurry.

5. At the beginning of the play, what exciting news does Mrs. Gibbs have to tell Mrs. Webb when they meet in their yards?
(a) Her son is doing well in school.
(b) Her husband delivered twins the night before.
(c) She won a prize for her pie recipe at the fair.
(d) She is selling an antique table of hers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide her husband for when he comes home at the beginning of the play?

2. What does Emily ask Mrs. Webb when she sees her mother after talking with Mr. Webb?

3. What does Mr. Gibbs say is something only done in big cities?

4. Where was Emily just before she came on stage in the second scene?

5. What does Mr. Webb say of the people of the town that could be considered an insult?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where has Dr. Gibbs been when he first appears on stage?

2. Why does Mrs. Webb not allow George to see Emily on the morning of their wedding?

3. What is the first actual character that the stage manager plays?

4. What does Mrs. Gibbs warn Emily not to do in the third act?

5. Who is the first character to speak in this play?

6. What does the stage manager say the third and final act will focus on?

7. What do the people sitting in the chairs represent in the third act?

8. What does Mrs. Gibbs make George for breakfast on the morning of his wedding day?

9. What does George do when he visits Emily's grave?

10. Why does George choose to not go to college?

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