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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 Emily do when she sees her father on stage in the second scene?

2. What does the stage manager tell the audience they may do at the end of the first act?

3. What triggers the appearance of the Webb family at the beginning of the book?

4. Who does Mr. Webb see on his way home the night of the first day?

5. What does Mr. Webb notice about the person he sees on the way home from work on the first day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mrs. Gibbs make George for breakfast on the morning of his wedding day?

4. What does Rebecca tell George her friend received in the mail?

5. What does Mrs. Gibbs want to do with her newly found $350?

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

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

8. Where does George take Emily on their first date?

9. Who is the first character to speak in this play?

10. What does the stage manager say we do not know much about from ancient civilizations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character did you relate with the most in this play? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the play?

Essay Topic 2

Laughter and happiness is a common theme found in this play. Where does this come into play, and how does it affect the characters involved in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the different phases of the relationship between Emily and George and how the relationship affects the course of the plot for the other characters around them.

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