Our Town Questions and Answers

Question 1

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What actions did Emily in the play and what prompts her actions?

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Asked by laura o #330061

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 7/5/2013 8:40 PM

Question 2

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Match these -.-

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Asked by faith g #375472

Last updated by Gabrielle V #1222780 on 3/22/2022 4:23 PM

Question 3

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After Emily dies and George throws himself on her grave, what is Emily referring to when she says that George and the other live people don't understand?

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Asked by jokeidric m #260299

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 8/14/2012 11:25 AM

Question 4

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Identify two repeating patterns in act 1

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Asked by chuck e #208475

Last updated by coco s #17435 on 2/24/2012 1:34 PM

Question 5

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what does Mrs. Gibbs serve her husband for breakfast?

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Asked by liya m #180435

Last updated by coco s #17435 on 2/10/2012 10:01 PM

Question 6

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I need 3 different funny things from this story, and a paragraph on each:)

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Asked by aaron b #199907

Last updated by coco s #17435 on 2/10/2012 10:00 PM

Question 7

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1. What does the Stage Manager reveal about the futures of Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs?

Answers: 2

Asked by darrell j #229213

Last updated by coco s #17435 on 2/10/2012 9:58 PM

Question 8

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What type of behavior does the Stage Manager describe as “layers and layers of nonsense”?

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Asked by Ricardo V #1106674

Last updated by beaner h #1106731 on 1/30/2021 6:34 AM

Question 9

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What does Bessie’s reluctance to change her route reveal about the daily routine of the residents of Grover’s Corners?

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Asked by mihin m #1070696

Last updated by Aslan on 11/5/2020 6:11 AM

Question 10

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Why did the man from Boston offer Mrs. Gibbs $350 and what would she like to do with the money?

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Asked by Tammy B #964260

Last updated by Aslan on 12/18/2019 3:24 AM

Question 11

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what do emily and george say at the wedding?

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Asked by kyrsten w #904513

Last updated by Aslan on 5/14/2019 2:41 PM

Question 12

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In our town what is the setting at the beginning of the play

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Asked by Christopher-Jay B #899193

Last updated by Aslan on 4/30/2019 2:24 PM

Question 13

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What effects is the author trying to produce when he places the blowing of the mill whistle and the discussion of the mill in the middle of the Gibbs' children's morning?

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Asked by sierra b #584883

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/19/2019 1:57 PM

Question 14

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Is Stage Manager knowledge limited to that specific day?

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Asked by sierra b #584883

Last updated by Aslan on 4/19/2019 4:07 AM

Question 15

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Answers: 1

Asked by paige r #884923

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 3/17/2019 8:50 PM

Question 16

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how are people to go through life according to mrs gibbs

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Asked by george p #854671

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 12/14/2018 11:01 PM

Question 17

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How does the beginning of act 2 compare to that of act 1? What is the significance of this similarity?

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Asked by Elijah W #850980

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 12/5/2018 5:49 PM

Question 18

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our town

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Asked by Chrissy L #803382

Last updated by Aslan on 6/23/2018 7:49 PM

Question 19

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One of the themes of Our Town is _____.

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Asked by Alex M #780639

Last updated by Aslan on 4/14/2018 7:45 PM

Question 20

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Why is the setting in grovers corners ?

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Asked by josh c #756943

Last updated by Aslan on 2/16/2018 4:33 AM

Question 21

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"you've got to love life, and you've got to have life to love life.' what does that mean?

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Asked by 344 5 #729013

Last updated by Aslan on 12/5/2017 5:21 PM

Question 22

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which activities does george enjoy? what does emily enjjoy?

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Asked by Paola R #531118

Last updated by becky s #713157 on 11/5/2017 8:59 PM

Question 23

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Grocers corners is introduced by?

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Asked by Stefan k #693597

Last updated by Aslan on 9/28/2017 4:03 PM

Question 24

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Why do you think Wilder has the Stage Manager interrupt Mrs.Webb and Mrs.Gibbs to introduce Professor Willard's brief history of Grover's Corner ?

Answers: 1

Asked by Cathy P #656595

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 5/21/2017 9:59 PM

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