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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 does George plan to do when he leaves his mother's house?
(a) Raise chickens.
(b) Play baseball.
(c) Become a writer.
(d) Go to war.

2. Why does Mrs. Webb panic when she sees George?
(a) She is not fully dressed yet.
(b) He is not supposed to see Emily before the wedding.
(c) He seems to be angry.
(d) She thinks something is wrong at the Gibbs's house.

3. What does the stage manager say was wasted in Joe's death?
(a) His enthusiasm for life.
(b) His influence on the town.
(c) His education.
(d) His fighting spirit.

4. What does Mrs. Webb do when she first enters the stage in the second act?
(a) Feeds her chickens.
(b) Makes breakfast.
(c) Tends her garden.
(d) Kisses her husband.

5. What does Mr. Webb do when he sees his daughter Emily on stage in the second scene?
(a) Teases her.
(b) Yells at her.
(c) Embraces her.
(d) Asks her questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Webb chide Emily for when she first appears on stage?

2. What does Emily assure her father she does not have on her mind before he goes to bed?

3. Who tells Mr. Webb what George wants to be when he grown up?

4. What does the stage manager make special mention of just before he begins a narrative of the town?

5. What does the stage manager plan to put into the time capsule?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Soames feel about weddings?

2. What does Mrs. Webb tell Mrs. Gibbs to do when she hears of Mrs. Gibbs's $350?

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

4. What does the stage manager do at the beginning of Act 2?

5. Why does Dr. Gibbs give George a handkerchief after reprimanding him for not doing his chores?

6. What does the stage manager want to put in the time capsule for the town?

7. How do Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb know each other?

8. Where does George go the minute he wakes up in Act 2?

9. What does Mr. Web tell the audience about the town in this play?

10. What does the man talking about stars say at the end of the play?

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