1: Who is the first character to appear on stage in Act I of Our Town?
a. Mrs. Webb
b. George Gibbs
c. The Stage Manager
d. The author
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2: The play focuses on daily life in
a. Providence, Rhode Island
b. Grover's Corners, New Hampshire
c. Cape Ann, Massachusetts
d. Monhegan Island, Maine
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3: Wilder's stage setting differs from traditional theatrical presentation in what way?
a. The action occurs behind, rather than in front of a curtain.
b. Nothing's left to the imagination; the narrator paints a clear picture with his descriptive oratory.
c. The stage lights never dim.
d. Furnishings are sparse, and no curtain is used to reveal and close each act.
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4: Preceding her husband in death, Julia Hersey Gibbs succumbs to
a. pneumonia
b. childbirth
c. consumption
d. her heart was broken by her former beau
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5: Mrs. Gibbs would like to travel to Paris, but her husband indicates an interest in visiting only
a. his brother's family in a neighboring city
b. cemeteries in Scotland
c. factory operations throughout the industrialized Midwest
d. Civil War battlegrounds
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6: In Act II, the Stage Manager reveals the focus of Act I as
a. marriage
b. monotony
c. an introduction to inevitable death
d. daily life
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7: The Stage Manager appears in all but which of the following roles?
a. The druggist
b. A minister
c. Mrs. Forrest
d. Mrs. Goruslawski
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8: The union of George and Emily illustrates Wilder's belief that
a. good prevails over evil
b. marriage is an expected part of the process between birth and death
c. weddings are gala events, especially for the invited guests
d. parents must learn to set their children free
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9: What does Wilder call the "something" that lives on forever after every human being's death?
a. Character
b. Ambition
c. The spirit of survival
d. He doesn't give the "something" a name.
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10: Simon Stimson died as a result of
a. old age
b. an infected wound
c. suicide
d. a suspicious event
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11: Wilder derives many of his images from
a. classic literature
b. paintings by the old masters
c. nature
d. his personal experiences
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12: Who said the following: "No bridegroom should see his father-in-law on the day of the wedding."
a. Mr. Webb
b. Doc Gibbs
c. Grandmother Wentworth
d. Myrtle Webb
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13: Who said the following: "Suddenly you are young and you make a decision to get married and the next thing you know you are seventy and that whitehaired lady at your side has eaten over fifty thousand meals with you."
a. George Gibbs
b. The Stage Manager
c. Mr. Morgan
d. Doc Gibbs
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14: Who said the following: "Twas her second, though. There's a little boy 'bout four years old."
a. Joe Stoddard
b. Sam Craig
c. The Stage Manager
d. Emily's spirit
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15: Who said the following: "Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you."
a. Julia Gibbs
b. Simon Stimson
c. Howie Newsome
d. Emily Webb Gibbs
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