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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho's the author of Our Town?Thornton WilderWilliam ShakespeareChinua AchebeIsabel Allende
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Mr. Webb's profession?Newspaper editorMilkmanChoir directorFurniture salesman
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIn Act 1 George gets in trouble from his father. What was the reason?George didn't do his choresGeorge failed a math testGeorge was caught stealingTeasing Emily
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the play's setting?Grocer's Corners, New HampshireGrover's Corners, New HampshireGrouch Marx, New HampshireY'all, it was in Alabama
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat KEY character tells MOST of the story?Dr. GibbsMr. WebbEmilyStage Manager
- 6. Multiple ChoiceMr. and Mrs. Webb have which two children?George and RebeccaWally and EmilyRobert and HenrySunshine and SarahMoon
- 7. Multiple ChoiceDoctor and Mrs. Gibbs have which two children?George and RebeccaWally and EmilyRobert and HenrySunshine and SarahMoon
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho is Howie Newsome?milkmanpaper boydoctortown drunk
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho is Joe Crowell?paper boytown drunkGeorge's friendeditor
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho was the choir director and town drunk?Simon StimsonWally WebbFrank GibbsConstable Warren
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe play opens on WHAT day?March 16, 1983January 17, 1965May 7, 1901January 1, 1951
- 12. Multiple Choice
What seems to be the point of the first act?
To introduce the characters and show them in their ordinary daily lives
To show contrast between appearance and reality in their lives
To foreshadow the action of the later acts
To build suspense for the dramatic conclusion to come
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the name of Act 1?
Love and Marriage
Daily Life
Death and Eternity
Life and Death
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat's George's plan for the future?Become a doctor, like his fatherAttend college and become a businessmanBe a pro-football playerTake over his uncle's farm
- 15. Multiple Choice
At the beginning of the play, why has Doc Gibbs been out all night?
He was up all night drinking
He was delivering twins in the Polish town
He was at Miss Foster's house
He was out looking for the family dog
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