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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the row of chairs on stage indicate in the first scene in Act 3?

2. What is the setting of the first scene in Act 3?

3. What does Dr. Gibbs put on Emily's grave?

4. What is so conspicuous about one of the chairs in the first row in the first scene of Act 3?

5. Who sits by Mrs. Webb at the wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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