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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 Howie Newsome's occupation?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Milkman.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Paperboy.

2. What does George talk about after his parents go to bed?
(a) The stars.
(b) His love for Emily.
(c) The beauty of the moon.
(d) His goals.

3. What was so upsetting to Mrs. Gibbs about Simon earlier in the day when she is talking to Mrs. Webb?
(a) He was angry.
(b) He was drunk.
(c) He seemed sad.
(d) He swore in front of her.

4. What does Mr. Webb talk about when he is first introduced by the stage manager?
(a) The businesses in the town.
(b) The many hardships the town has faced.
(c) The economic situation of the town.
(d) The town's social and political life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Webb say a groom should never do?

2. What does George plan to do when he leaves his mother's house?

3. What does Emily say is keeping her from sleeping when her father comes home from work?

4. Where were Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs before the third scene?

5. How does Mrs. Gibbs want to use the extra money she has coming in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mrs. Gibbs come across $350?

3. Why does George run out of the church just before his wedding is to start?

4. What does the stage manager ask Emily and George to do before they show their wedding day?

5. What does Emily tell her father is keeping her awake late at night?

6. What lie does George tell Mr. Morgan when he asks why Emily is crying?

7. Who is with George when he first appears on stage?

8. What is Mrs. Soames famous for?

9. What is Mrs. Webb getting ready for at the beginning of Act 2?

10. What do Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs talk about as they walk home together in the third scene?

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