Our Town Act I Quiz

Who's the author of Our Town?

• Thornton Wilder
• William Shakespeare
• Chinua Achebe
• Isabel Allende

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

In Act 1 George gets in trouble from his father. What was the reason?

• George didn't do his chores
• George failed a math test
• George was caught stealing
• Teasing Emily

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is the play's setting? 

• Grocer's Corners, New Hampshire 
• Grover's Corners, New Hampshire
• Grouch Marx, New Hampshire
• Y'all, it was in Alabama

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Who was the choir director and town drunk?

• Simon Stimson
• Wally Webb
• Frank Gibbs
• Constable Warren

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What invisible animal accompanies Howie Newsome?

• A horse

• A cat

• A dog

• A possum

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

What KEY character tells MOST of the story? 

• Dr. Gibbs
• Mr. Webb
• Emily
• Stage Manager

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Mr. and Mrs. Webb have which two children? 

• George and Rebecca
• Wally and Emily
• Robert and Henry
• Sunshine and SarahMoon

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Doctor and Mrs. Gibbs have which two children? 

• George and Rebecca
• Wally and Emily
• Robert and Henry
• Sunshine and SarahMoon

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Who is Joe Crowell?

• paper boy
• town drunk
• George's friend
• editor

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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