WorksheetsOur Town Review
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
part of a theater stage in front of the curtain
Proscenium
Vestiges
Diligent
Heliotrope
plant with rich purple flowers
Diligent
Heliotrope
Languid
Unobtrusively
not conspicuous or attracting attention
Vestiges
Farce
Contrive
Unobtrusively
Trace of something that is disappearing; no longer exists
Vestiges
Proscenium
Contrive
Crestfallen
having/showing care in one's work or duties
Contrive
Languid
Diligent
Gangling
lack of effort; slow and relaxed
Alacrity
Languid
Diligent
Contrive
looking or sounding sad and dismal
Farce
Languid
Musingly
Lugubriousness
a comic work using buffoonery and horseplay
Diligent
Muslingly
Farce
Contrive
tall, thin, and awkward in movements or bearing
Gangling
Crestfallen
Contrive
Languid
brisk and cheerful readiness
Contrive
Alacrity
Crestfallen
Farce
sad and disappointed
Crestfallen
Diligent
Heliotrope
Gangling
reflection; thought; pondering
Contrive
Alacrity
Lugubriousness
Musingly
create or bring about by deliberate use or skill
Diligent
Contrive
Alacrity
Lugubriousness
What year was Thorton Wilder born and when did he die?
Born: 1897
Died: 1975
Born: 1987
Died: 1995
Born: 1900
Died: 1975
Born: 1897
Died: 1955
Which theme did Thorton Wilder not explore?
Stability and constancy of life
Human life and its complexities
Appreciate the details of everyday life
The study of the history of man
Which of the following is a prize that Wilder did not win?
Pulitzer
National Medal for Literature
Grammy
Presidential Medal of Freedom
What is not true for the time period?
People used horse drawn carriages
Education had just become available to boys
People canned food from their gardens
The chores were endless
What year was Our Town written in?
1937
1947
1935
1945
What genre is Our Town?
Horror
Mystery
Realism
Comedy
How many acts is Our Town?
1
2
3
4
What time period is the play set in?
1937
1901
1935
1905
What theme is explored in act 1?
Daily Life
Love and Marriage
Death
The Early Days
What theme is explored in act 2?
Daily Life
Love and Marriage
Death
The Early Days
What theme is explored in act 3?
Daily Life
Love and Marriage
Death
The Early Days
What is the alienation effect?
distances the audience from emotional involvement
involves the audience in the performance
characters are not communicating with each other
aliens join the performers on stange
Wilder manipulates all of the following except:
staging
setting
stage manager
audience
All of the following are reasons why Wilder uses minimal scenery except:
It allows the audience to focus
It cuts down on budget costs
The setting is universal
It forces the audience to use their imagination
What is not the stage manager's role?
He is the audience's connection between the play and reality
He is the narrator
He tells everyone where the props should be placed
He is a character in the play
What is the setting of the play?
Grover's Corner
Harford
Dallas
Portland
Which character is an expert in civil wars and has a hospital named after him?
Frank Gibbs
Charles Webb
George Gibbs
Wally Webb
Which character wants to travel to Paris?
Mrs. Gibbs
Mrs. Webb
Rebecca
Myrtle
plays baseball and marries Emily
George
Wally
Joe
Howie
Brightest girl in school
Emily
Myrtle
Julia
Simon
Worries that she has not taught her daughter enough about marriage
Mrs. Gibbs
Mrs. Webb
Rebecca Gibbs
Emily Webb
Editor of the town's paper
Mr. Webb
Mr. Gibbs
Simon Stimson
Howie Newsome
joins the dead souls in the town cemetery because of complications of childbirth
Emily
Mrs. Webb
Mrs. Gibbs
Which part of the play is considered the denouement (resolution)?
Emily woke up from a terrible dream
George left flowers on Emily's grave
The stage manager winds his clock
Wally playing basketball
What is the time frame of the play?
1901-1910
1901-1913
1902-1916
1901-1916
a repeated pattern—an image, sound, word, or symbol that comes back again and again within a particular story.
motif
hyperbole
metaphor
allusion
Which two ethnic groups reside in Grover's Corner?
Polish and Canadian
Russian and Canadian
Polish and Russian
Only Russians
What is a constable?
A law officer
A lawyer
A physician's assistant
Someone that cares for horse stables
Grover's Corner is located in which state?
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Texas
Colorado
How much money did Mrs. Gibbs earn for her highboy?
350
300
375
250
