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effort
exertion
subside
layer
indifferent
2
What invisible animal accompanies Howie Newsome?
horse
cow
dog
pigeon
3
Who does Mr. Webb run into on his way home from work?
Constable Warren and Stimson
Rebecca and George
Mrs. Soames and Mrs. Willard
Emily and George
4
a single thickness or coating
laurel
genealogist
layer
depot
5
In what year does the play begin?
1860
1950
1901
1913
6
What does Mr. Webb do for a living?
He is the editor of the local newspaper
He is a surgeon
He is a duck hunter
He is a selectman
7
painful inflammation of the lower back
exertion
subside
lugubrious
lumbago
8
During the flashback in Act 2, where does George take Emily after she accuses him of being stuck up?
home to meet his parents
to the field to watch him play baseball
to get an ice cream soda
to eat dinner at a restaurant
9
How many years pass between Act II and Act III?
two
four
nine
seven
10
thoughtfully
affronted
musingly
alacrity
tableau
11
picture or scene
musingly
alacrity
tableau
orations
12
lacking energy or spirit
languid
sassy
heliotrope
highboy
13
having no interest in or concern for
lugubrious
indifferent
exertion
manipulate
14
inconspicuously
alacrity
unobtrusively
crestfallen
cynically
15
railroad or bus station
exertion
laurel
layer
depot
16
What is Mrs. Webb's husband interested in?
supporting local artists
horseback riding
Civil War history
Napoleonic history
17
to influence skillfully
lumbago
layer
subside
manipulate
18
formal speeches
orations
cynicism
crestfallen
tableau
19
How much times passes in between Act I and II?
eight months
three years
an hour
a decade
20
cotton fabric with a woven, often checked, pattern
languid
highboy
gingham
heliotrope
21
Where does Mrs. Gibbs want to take a vacation?
New York City
Rome
Paris
Florida
22
What is the name of the song the choir sings several times during the play?
"The Wedding March"
"Blessed Be the Tie that Binds"
"The Hallelujah Chorus"
"Happy Birthday"
23
What day from her earthly life does Emily decide to revisit?
the day of her first child's birth
her wedding day
her high school graduation
her twelfth birthday
24
saucy, impudent
sassy
meteorological
languid
gingham
25
disbelief in the sincerity and goodness of human actions, sarcasm
musingly
crestfallen
affronted
cynicism
26
Who gets nervous before the wedding?
Only Emily
Only George
George's and Emily's parents
Both George and Emily
27
Which word best describes the set?
minimalist
impermanent
decorative
gloomy
28
Which characters does the Stage Manager bring out to tell the audience about the town?
Professor Willard and Mr. Webb
Professor Willard and Mrs. Gibbs
George Gibbs and Mrs. Soames
Dr. Gibbs and Constable Warren
29
Which of the following does NOT get deposited in the time capsule?
a copy of Our Town
a copy of the Bible
a picture of the Stage Manager
an issue of the Sentinel
30
What does George have to give up to marry Emily?
his high school sweetheart
his formal education
his inheritance
his trip to Paris
31
eagerness
alacrity
contrive
cynicism
constable
32
What happens when Emily goes back and relives the past?
She finds everything has changed
She realizes how boring life is
She is unable to bear it and returns to the cemetery.
She decides to remain there
33
What is the cause of Emily's death?
old age
complications during childbirth
car accident
cancer
34
From what affliction does Simon Stimson suffer?
insomnia
grief over his father's death
cancer
alcoholism
35
What represents gravestones on the stage?
boxes
actors
chairs
X's
36
insulted
unobtrusively
musingly
affronted
crestfallen
37
What does Emily accuse George of becoming since turning into a local baseball star?
conceited
unrecognizable
malicious
unintelligent
38
How does Mr. Webb injure himself just before entering the stage?
cuts his hand
stubs his toe
breaks his arm
cuts himself shaving
39
What is Sam Craig's relationship to Emily?
He is one of her high school teachers.
He is an old friend from school
He is her ex-boyfriend
He is her cousin
40
Who is getting married on the day Act II opens?
Si Crowell and Emily Webb
Rebecca Gibbs and Joe Crowell Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Webb
Emily Webb and George Gibbs
41
Who drowns out the Stage Manager's narration of the wedding ceremony?
Mrs. Soames
George Gibbs
Emily Webb
baseball team
42
Whose funeral is the setting of Act III?
Emily Webb
George Gibbs
Stage Manager
Dr. Gibbs
43
What is the weather like at the beginning of Act II?
fog
sunny
raining
snowing
44
death
migration
gingham
mortality
heliotrope
45
Who breaks down in front of Emily's grave at the end of the play?
Stage Manager
Mr. Webb
George
Mrs. Webb
46
to die down
indifferent
laurel
subside
manipulate
47
an evergreen shrub
genealogist
layer
depot
laurel
48
to scheme or plot
affronted
unobtrusively
contrive
musingly
49
What does George plan on becoming?
baseball player
farmer
mathematician
doctor
50
relating to the atmosphere, wind, and weather
mortality
migration
meteorological
sentinel
51
sad, mournful
lugubrious
laurel
manipulate
lumbago
52
Who is the Lady in the Box?
a prisoner in the local jail
George's pet name for Emily when she sits by her window
The Stage Manager's assistant
an actress placed in the audience
53
a person who traces family trees
laurel
depot
genealogist
lumbago
54
dejected, dispirited
musingly
cynicism
crestfallen
alacrity
55
Where is the play set?
Spoon River, Illinois
Grover's Corners, New Hampshire
Winesburg, Ohio
Amity Harbor, Washington
56
police officer
musingly
affronted
orations
constable
57
Who acts as the minister at the wedding?
Constable Warren
The Stage Manager
The Mayor
Dr. Gibbs
58
What time of day is it when the play opens?
high noon
midnight
before dawn
dusk
59
What does the Stage Manager do before telling the audience to go home and rest?
reopen the curtain
clap his hands
wind his watch
sing a hymn
60
tall chest of drawers on legs
languid
highboy
mortality
gingham
61
What two families do the two tables on the set belong to?
Warren and Stimson
Gibbs and Webb
Crowell and Warren
Gibbs and Crowell
62
Once dead, how does Emily feel towards the living?
nostalgic
resentful
caring
distant
63
guard
sassy
highboy
sentinel
heliotrope
64
plant with purple or white flowers
gingham
highboy
heliotrope
meteorological
65
to move from one country or region to another
migration
sassy
languid
meteorological
66
What do George and Rebecca stare at from his bedroom window?
Emily
the moon
the sprinkler
the choir
67
Who leads Emily back to the cemetery?
Stage Manager
Mrs. Gibbs
an angel
Mr. Webb
