UB Literature/Composition 9(A)
Bortnichak
2009-10 – Trimester #2
For each of the following items, use your best judgment to decide if the statement is true or false. If you believe a statement to be true, mark the letter A. If you believe a statement to be false, mark the letter B.
1.
George receives a 25-cent raise in his allowance.
2.
Emily dies giving birth to her first child.
3.
Mr. Webb declares that Grover’s Corners does not have much culture.
4.
Mrs. Webb is happy to see George before the wedding, since it is good luck for a groom to see the bride before the wedding.
5.
George is saddened when the team loses its best pitcher – Si Crowell.
6.
The play begins in a small Virginia town, 1901.
7.
The Gibbs and Webb families live next door to each other.
8.
The town policeman has a drinking problem.
9.
Doc Gibbs delivers twins.
10.
Most of the young people in Grover’s Corners move away after high school graduation.
11.
Sam Craig returns to town to attend his cousin’s funeral.
12.
At the cemetery, Mrs. Soames remembers Emily’s lovely wedding.
13.
Emily thinks that all men are perfect.
14.
The $350 legacy buys a highboy (dresser) for George and Emily’s home.
15.
Doc Gibbs sings in the church choir.

Matching Set #1:
16.
Hangs himself
17.
Receives a post-card album for her birthday
18.
Suffers a burst appendix
19.
Narrates the play
20.
Fascinated by a letter addressed to Jane Crofut
21.
Delivers the paper
Matching Set #2:
22.
Dies of pneumonia
23.
Editor of The Sentinel
24.
Becomes a farmer
25.
Delivers the milk
26.
Town doctor
27.
Thinks the wedding is lovely
a. Stage Manager b. Joe Crowell, Jr. c. Simon Stimson d. Rebecca e. Emily f. Wally a. Mr. Webb b. Mr. Gibbs c. Mrs. Soames d. Mrs. Gibbs e. George f. Howie Newsome
28. Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing from Act 1? a.
Doc Gibbs will die b.
Cars appear in 5 years c. Joe Crowell will go to war d. All of the above
29.
Our Town, unlike most plays, begins without a.
A narrator or actors b.
A stage or lighting
30.
The Stage Manager is unusual in a.
The way he dresses c. A curtain or scenery d. A description of the setting c. His voice quality b.
His ability to see into the future d. The way he walks
31.
In which state is Grover’s Corners? a.
New Jersey b.
New York c. New Hampshire d. Massachusetts

32.
George suggests a way to communicate between Emily’s window and his so that a.
He can send her his goals as class President b.
He can help her with her algebra homework c.
She can send him the notes that she took at the class meeting d.
She can help him with his algebra homework
33.
Which is NOT one of the ways the beginning of Act II is like the beginning of
Act I? In both, a.
Si Crowell is delivering the paper b.
The 5:45 train to Boston comes through town c.
Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb come down to make breakfast d.
The milkman comments on the weather
34.
At the beginning of Act II, the paper boy complains that the town is losing its best baseball pitcher, __________ c. Joe Crowell, Jr. a.
Sam Craig b.
George Gibbs d. Wally Webb
35.
How does Emily know she can go back to the world of living? a.
b.
The Stage Manager tells her
She can feel it c. Mrs. Gibbs tells her d. She reads it in her Bible
36.
Why do both Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb order extra milk and cream? a.
They will be making ice cream for the church social b.
They will be feeding wedding guests c.
The will be making cheese to store for the winter d.
The will be unable to order more milk for a month
37.
When Dr. Gibbs comments on the fact that Mrs. Gibbs will be losing one of her chicks, he is referring to the fact that a.
George is getting married b.
Mrs. Gibbs shouldn’t forgets to feed the chickens c.
George is going to Agriculture School d.
Wally is going on a camping trip
38.
Who worries aloud that George and Emily are too young to get married? a.
Mrs. Gibbs b.
Mrs. Soames
39.
Who had an arranged marriage? a.
George and Emily c. Mr. Webb d. the Stage Manager b.
Mr. and Mrs. Webb
40.
The Stage Manager says that Act I is called a.
Daily Life b.
Love and Marriage c. Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs d. All of the above c. Death d. None of these

41.
In a flashback, Act II returns to a.
Emily’s sixteenth birthday b.
The day that George and Emily fell in love c.
The Webb’s wedding day d.
Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs’ wedding day
42.
Over their sodas, a.
George decides not to go to Agriculture School b.
George admits his love for Emily c.
Emily admits her love for George d.
All of the above
43.
When Act III begins, the Stage Manager says that __________ years have passed. a.
7 c. 9 d. 10 b.
8
44.
Doc Gibbs admits that before marrying his wife, he worries that a.
She would boss him around b.
She would realize she didn’t love him c.
They would run out of things to talk about d.
He would not be able to support her
45.
Because of a superstition, Emily’s mother won’t allow George to __________ on the morning of the wedding. a.
See Emily b.
Use a mirror c.
Walk under a ladder d.
Wear black
46.
Mr. Webb’s advice to George on his wedding day is a.
To let your wife know early who’s boss b.
Not to ask advice on personal matters c.
Never go to sleep angry d.
Don’t try to change your wife
47.
George congratulates Emily on a.
Getting a solo in the church choir b.
Winning an award in a math competition c.
Being chosen as Grover’s Corners beauty queen d.
Being elected Secretary-Treasurer of the class
48.
When George realizes that he doesn’t have the money to pay for the sodas, what does he gives the drug store owner as temporary payment? a.
His gold watch b.
His necklace c. His baseball glove d. His little sister

49.
Emily criticizes George for spending too much time on baseball and tells him that other people are saying he a.
Doesn’t play well b.
Will flunk if he’s not careful c. Acts stuck-up d. Should settle down and marry
50.
Who is Joe Stoddard? a.
The town drunk b.
The paperboy c. Emily’s cousin d. The undertaker
51.
At first, George plans to go away to school to study __________. a.
Engineering b.
Farming c. Medicine d. Law
52.
Who said, “Ma, I don’t want to grow old. Why’s everybody pushing me so?” a.
b.
Rebecca
Emily c. George d. Wally
53.
The final Act is set a.
In the cemetery b.
On Main Street c. In Heaven d. On George and Emily’s farm
54.
Which of the following is NOT one of the changes the Stage Manager says has come to Grover’s Corners by 1913? a.
More locked doors b.
Fewer horses c. More cars d. Women’s right to vote
55.
In the cemetery, the Stage Manager says, “There is something way down deep that’s __________ about every human being.” a.
b.
Eternal
Ugly c. Empty d. Cute
56.
Who is NOT among the dead in the final act? a.
Mr. Webb b.
Simon Stimson c. Mrs. Soames d. Mrs. Gibbs
57.
When Emily’s spirit says of live people, “They’re sort of shut up in little boxes, aren’t they?” she means that most people a.
Don’t really know what it is to work hard b.
Never leave Grover’s Corners c.
Are blind to the joys of life d.
Die before they are ready
58.
The Stage Manager explains that trying to relive the past is painful because as you watch yourself a.
You wish that you were still alive b.
The living treat you as if you no longer belong c.
You realize how cruel you often were d.
You know what’s going to happen afterwards

59.
Emily chooses to return to her __________ birthday. a.
8 th b.
12 th c. 16 th d. 21 st
60.
At Emily’s funeral, a woman among the dead says, “Goodness! That ain’t no way to behave!” when a.
Simon Stimson starts arguing with Mrs. Gibbs b.
Mrs. Soames thinks about Emily’s wedding c.
Emily’s four-year-old skips around the cemetery d.
George throws himself at Emily’s grave
61.
George lies to the drug store owner about the reason a.
Emily is crying b.
The hardware-store wagon runs away c.
He is quitting his baseball team d.
Emily lost the election
62.
Mrs. Gibbs complains that all George thinks about is a.
b.
The farm a.
Emily
Minister
64.
Who is Bessie? b.
Woman that George runs into c. School d. Baseball
63.
Which of the following is a role that the Stage Manager does NOT assume? c. Drug store owner d. Undertaker a.
A girl who dressed “like a sick turkey” b.
George’s sister c.
A girl working at the drugstore d.
Howie’s horse
65.
Which of the following is NOT asked of Grover’s Corners by the audience members? a.
Is no one aware of social injustice? b.
Is there much drinking? c.
Is there any poverty or insanity? d.
Is there any culture or love of beauty?
66.
Doc Gibbs makes a special trip once every two years to a.
Europe c. the Atlantic Ocean d. Antietam and Gettysburg b.
Boston
67.
Our Town was written in a.
1938 b.
1903 c. 1952 d. 1889

68.
Grover’s Corners has many a.
b.
Bars a.
Program notes b.
Churches
A recorded message c. Schools d. Libraries
69.
Setting and time in this play is established by c. the Stage Manager d. the audience
70.
Who wrote Our Town? a.
Thornton Wilder b.
Emily Dickinson
c. Henry David Thoreau d. Matt Damon
For each of the following questions, please answer in complete sentences.
71.
How does Emily die?
72.
Why is Rebecca crying at the beginning of Act II?
73.
What does Doc Gibbs bring to Mrs. Gibbs in the cemetery?
74.
How do Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs. Webb, and the other women spend their weekly nights out together?
75.
How does Mr. Gibbs deal with the fact that George is not doing his chores like he’s supposed to?
What does the word “diction” mean? Provide an example.