Lit Crit - Our Town

Professor Willard comes to the stage because ___.

• he has been invited to teach a local seminar on world events
• he had been asked to write an article on the town to be included in the time capsule
• he was asked to advise Grover’s Corners on its construction of the time capsule
• he wished to inform the audience of the financial struggles which threaten the town
• the stage manager invites him to provide demographic information on the town

The officiant at George and Emily’s wedding is ___

• the stage manager
• Simon Stimson
• Wallace Webb
• Professor Willard
• Dr. Gibbs

The stage manager describes Grover’s Corners as ___.

• unique
• hospitable
• progressive
• unremarkable
• refreshing

George’s little sister is ___.

• Julia

• Rebecca

• Emily

• Mary Ann

• Elizabeth

“Wherever you come near the human race, there’s layers and layers of nonsense” is a line from Our Town spoken by ___.

• Mr. Webb
• Mrs. Webb
• George
• Emily
• the stage manager

Wally Webb ___.

• follows in his father’s footsteps and becomes a doctor

• dies in the end days of World War II

• dies of a burst appendix

• travels to Chicago in search of a life of excitement

• plays minor league baseball for a few years before returning to Grover’s Corners

___ was not written by Thornton Wilder

• The Eighth Day

• The Cabala

• The Bridge of San Luis Rey

• The Skin of Our Teeth

• Fences

After winning the Pulitzer Prize in drama for Our Town, Thornton Wilder won a second Pulitzer in 1943 for ___.

• The Skin of Our Teeth
• Harvey
• You Can’t Take it With You
• Craig’s Wife
• Street Scene

How much money is offered to Mrs. Gibbs for her piece of furniture?

• 35
• 75
• 150
• 250
• 350

The setting of Our Town spans from ___ to ___.

• 1866 to 1880
• ) 1884 to 1898
• 1899 to 1913
• 1918 to 1932
• 1924 to 1938