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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 is Mrs. Soames known in the town for?

2. What does George want to be when he grows up?

3. What does Emily say is keeping her from sleeping when her father comes home from work?

4. What is the town having a discussion about after Emily and her mother stop talking?

5. What does Joe do when he leaves town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the man talking about stars say at the end of the play?

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

3. Where were Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb before the third scene began?

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

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

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

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

8. What does the stage manager do at the beginning of Act 2?

9. Why does George run out of the church just before his wedding is to start?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Dr. Gibbs and Mr. Webb change through the course of the play, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this play all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and identify their main motivation in the play and how this goal affects the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

What does Emily learn about herself from her confrontations with George and how do these interaction cause her to change?

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