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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. Why does Dr. Gibbs never leave his town?

2. What does Mrs. Gibbs invite her husband to do after his gentle rebuke to her in the yard?

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

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

5. What is Mrs. Soames known in the town for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the stage manager invite the audience members to do when the first act comes to a close?

2. What does the stage manager say the third and final act will focus on?

3. What day in her life does Emily decide to go back to?

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

5. What is Mrs. Soames famous for?

6. What does Mrs. Webb tell Mrs. Gibbs to do when she hears of Mrs. Gibbs's $350?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this play, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

This play takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Thornton Wilder have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the play. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the play, and what causes these changes?

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