Our Town study
dignity and destiny
A common theme in Wilder's major works is his belief that man has _____.
wear overshoes
An ordinary routine which cannot be skipped on this special day is that George must _________ before he leaves the house.
innovator
Because of his original approach and forms, Wilder may be called a(n) _____.
teacher
Before becoming famous as an author, Wilder made his living as a _____.
awful; wonderful
Complete the quote from Mrs. Soames: "My, wasn't life _________ and _________!"
true
Eighty-six per cent of the population of Grover's Corners are Republicans and 85 per cent, Protestants. t/f
true
Emily and George had a farm with a new barn. t/f
true
Emily's favorite hymn was "Blessed Be the Tie That Binds." t/f
he must not see his bride or her father on this morning
George's ordinary morning routine was interrupted on this day as Mr. and Mrs. Webb enforced the tradition that _____.
true
Grover's Corners has six churches and a combination town hall-post office-jail. t/f
nine years
In Act II, the Stage Manager talked about marriage as "a lifetime together" (p 62). How long did George and Emily have together?
make something
In his closing remarks, the Stage Manager says that only this planet is ". . . straining away all the time to _______."
true
Mr. Morgan (played by stage manager) owns the drugstore t/f
ignorance; bitterness
Simon Stimson's attitude is that people go about living in _____.
Doc Gibbs
The Stage Manager brings up the idea of death when he says, "_______ died in 1930."
future
The Stage Manager tells Emily, "And as you watch it, you see the things that they—down there—never know. You see the _______."
-He describes Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb as they begin breakfast -Howie is still delivering the milk
The Stage Manager's monologue about the day's events is similar to that in Act I. Which events below does it include?
true
The earliest dates on the tombstones in the town cemetery date back to 1670 and 1680. t/f
true
The play is set in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, 1901-1918 t/f
true
The population of Grover's Corners is 2,642. t/f
Madison, Wisconsin
Thornton Wilder was born in 1897 in the town of _____.
people can appreciate a day as special by a change in attitude
Through this ordinary, yet not ordinary morning, Wilder is showing us that _____.
false
We first learn from the Stage Manager that Emily is the one who is being buried. t/f
-fear of growing up -fear of making mistakes or never being perfect
What are two doubts or fears George and Emily express?
french toast
What does Mrs. Gibbs serve her husband for breakfast?
China
Wilder spent much of his childhood in _____.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Wilder won the first Pulitzer Prize for writing _____.
Our Town
Wilder's second Pulitzer Prize was the result of his play _____.
Mrs. Gibbs
__________ died from pneumonia
Mr. Cartwright
___________ owns the blanket factory
Professor Willard
a scientific expert about geology and anthropology
Miss Foster
a teacher
Mrs. Webb
cries, laments that girls are unprepared for marriage
Dr. Gibbs
expert on civil war
Mrs. Soames
expresses the search for happiness
Mrs. Gibbs
fears the couple is too young, all people were meant to get married
Mr. Webb
gives George the advice his own father gave him on marriage
Howie Newsom
milkman
Joe Crowell Jr.
paperboy
Dr. Gibbs
thought he was marrying a stranger, everyone has troubles
