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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 advice does Mr. Webb give George as they talk in his kitchen?
(a) Make sure your wife knows you are the boss.
(b) Keep your eye on the ball.
(c) Never procrastinate.
(d) Always strike first.

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

3. Who is the first character to speak in the second act?
(a) Emily.
(b) Mrs. Webb.
(c) The stage manager.
(d) Dr. Gibbs.

4. What is so surprising to Rebecca about the mailman?
(a) He loves his job.
(b) He never fails to deliver the mail.
(c) He is handsome.
(d) He delivered a letter with an extensive address to her friend.

5. At the beginning of the play, what does Mrs. Gibbs do when she first comes out of her house?
(a) Strings some beans.
(b) Feeds her chickens.
(c) Hangs some laundry.
(d) Checks her mailbox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Gibbs tell his wife he will not do while they chat in the yard together?

2. What does Dr. Gibbs say they must do to help Simon Stimson?

3. What does Emily do when she sees her father on stage in the second scene?

4. What does Dr. Gibbs give George when he has finished talking to him after school?

5. What does Dr. Gibbs talk to George about when he sees him after school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What frustrates Emily about her parents when she returns to her life?

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

4. What does Mrs. Webb say is cruel about weddings?

5. What is Mrs. Gibbs main complaint about her son at the beginning of the play?

6. Why does Emily beg her father to let her stay home on the day of her wedding?

7. What question does Emily ask her mother as they tend to the beans together?

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

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

10. What is Mrs. Soames famous for?

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