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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stage manager say is replacing automobiles while he chats with George and Emily?

2. What does the stage manager urge the audience to do while George and Emily prepare to tell their story?

3. What does the stage manager say we all know at the beginning of Act 3?

4. What does the stage manager say the dead are doing?

5. How does George answer the stage manager's question to Emily after the Student Council elections?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the titles given to the three acts in this play, and what significance do they have to the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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