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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 good news does Dr. Gibbs give his wife when they enter their house during the third scene?
(a) He is ready to take a vacation.
(b) George will do all his chores now.
(c) She won the town contest.
(d) He just got a raise.

2. Who does the stage manager introduce at the beginning of the second scene of the play?
(a) A famous doctor.
(b) Another narrator.
(c) A university professor.
(d) A geologist.

3. What does Mrs. Webb chide Emily for when she first appears on stage?
(a) Teasing her younger siblings.
(b) Studying while she eats.
(c) Being too slow to get up.
(d) Staying up too late at night.

4. What is a special talent that George has?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Healing animals.
(c) Driving.
(d) Farming.

5. What does the stage manager make special mention of just before he begins a narrative of the town?
(a) The moon.
(b) The sun.
(c) The north star.
(d) The morning star.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George talk about after his parents go to bed?

2. Why is Mrs. Gibbs so worried about her husband?

3. What advice does Mr. Webb give George as they talk in his kitchen?

4. What does Mr. Webb add to the advice he gives George as they talk in the Webb's kitchen?

5. What does the stage manager tell the audience when he first appears in the third scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emily demand of George just before they are married?

2. What does a university professor tell the audience about?

3. Where does Mr. Webb say the people in his town get the most pleasure?

4. What is George's greatest talent?

5. How does the stage manager describe weddings in Grover's Corner?

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

7. Where does Mrs. Gibbs die, and what is she doing there?

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

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

10. What is Mrs. Soames famous for?

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