View a FREE sample

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. Gibbs say is something only done in big cities?

2. Who gives the introduction to the play?

3. What does the stage manager call the second act?

4. What does the stage manager say we do not know about ancient Rome and Greece?

5. What does Mrs. Gibbs serve for breakfast on the first morning of the second act?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the stage manager say has appreciated life while actually being alive?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What marriage advice does Mr. Webb give George on the morning of his wedding?

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

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

10. What title did the stage manager give Act 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs are very similar in nature although very different in many other areas. What are some of these intrinsic differences and similarities, and what message(s) was Wilder was trying to send with these two characters?

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

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 498 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample