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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Webb do for the person he sees on his way home from work on the first day of the play?

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

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

4. Who does the stage manager introduce at the beginning of the second scene of the play?

5. Where is Joe killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Dr. Gibbs say about locking the door to his house?

4. Who is the empty chair on stage reserved for?

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

6. What does George tell his mother he is most afraid of just before he marries Emily?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the titles given to the three acts in this play, and what significance do they have to the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this play. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this play?

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