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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 time of day does this play begin?

2. What is a special talent that George has?

3. What is Howie Newsome's occupation?

4. How many other people are talking to Howie at the beginning of the second act?

5. Where was Emily just before she came on stage in the second scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mrs. Gibbs main complaint about her son at the beginning of the play?

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

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

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

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

6. What do Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs talk about as they walk home together in the third scene?

7. Where does Mrs. Gibbs die, and what is she doing there?

8. What is George's opinion of women?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Simon Stimson was a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence--however brief--alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Simon had not been in the play at all?

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