10 questions on plot, characters, and themes. Free to take, so you can see exactly what to review before class.
1. What does the Stage Manager do at the beginning of Act One?
2. What major event happens between Act One and Act Two?
3. Why does Emily choose to relive her twelfth birthday in Act Three?
4. What does Emily discover when she returns to relive her twelfth birthday?
5. What does Mrs. Gibbs dream of doing but never accomplish?
6. How does George react before his wedding ceremony?
7. What is the Stage Manager's answer when Emily asks if any human beings ever realize life while they live it?
8. What role does the bare stage play in the overall meaning of Our Town?
9. How does Act Two treat the wedding of George and Emily?
10. What does the play suggest about the relationship between individual lives and community?
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