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A Journey to "Our Town"

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A Journey to Our Town game quiz
"Test your knowledge about one of the most frequently performed and studied of American plays: Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning "Our Town.""

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. In what year did Thornton Wilder write "Our Town"?
    1922
    1938
    1947
    1963


2. Which two of Wilder's unconventional dramatic devices may be seen at the very beginning of "Our Town"?
    Ornate period costumes and actors in the audience
    No music or special lighting
    The Stage Manager as narrator, and no props or set decoration
    Special sound effects and the Stage Manager as narrator


3. On what date is Act I set?
    An undisclosed date in the summer of 1913
    September 27, 1902
    April 22, 1900
    May 7, 1901


4. What is the name of "Our Town"?
    Grover's Corners, New Hampshire
    Ames, Iowa
    Dublin, New Hampshire
    Hahira, Georgia


5. Frank Gibbs is one of the town's most respected citizens. What is his occupation?
    lawyer
    doctor
    college professor
    accountant


6. The Webb family lives next door to the Gibbs'. What is Charles Webb's occupation?
    town mayor
    mill foreman
    newspaper editor
    school principal


7. What are the names of the Gibbs' and Webbs' oldest children?
    Rebecca Gibbs and Wally Webb
    George Webb and Myrtle Gibbs
    James Webb and Mary Gibbs
    George Gibbs and Emily Webb


8. In Act II, how many years have elapsed since the events of Act I?
    1
    5
    none; Act II takes place later the same year
    3


9. In Act II, why is Emily angry with George?
    He doesn't really speak to anyone anymore
    He spends all his time playing baseball
    All of these
    He's gotten all stuck up and conceited


10. In Act II, George tells Emily he's decided not to go to agriculture school. Where does this conversation take place?
    at Mr. Morgan's drug store
    underneath the big butternut tree
    at the wall outside of the school
    in the Congregational church


11. In Act II, the Stage Manager also plays the role of two other significant characters. Who are they?
    The Minister and Fred Hersey
    Mr. Morgan and the Minister
    Mr. Morgan and Constable Warren
    Mrs. Forrest and Mr. Morgan


12. At the beginning of Act III, the Stage Manager takes us to a windy hilltop. What may be found on this hilltop?
    a big butternut tree
    the Baptist church
    the town's cemetery
    a Civil War monument


13. As Act III opens, nine years have gone by. What is one of the many important changes to have occurred in Grover's Corners?
    George and Emily have gotten married and moved out of state
    Everybody's locking their house doors at night now
    Frank Gibbs has died
    A series of burglaries have disturbed the townspeople


14. In Act III, we learn that one of the play's major characters has died. Who is it?
    Emily Webb
    George Gibbs
    The Stage Manager
    Howie Newsome


15. What is the great lesson that Emily learns in Act III?
    There is something eternal in every human being
    Mrs. Soames enjoyed Emily's wedding
    The earth is too wonderful for anyone living to fully realize it
    The dead don't stay interested in the living for very long


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Compiled Jun 28 12