Our Town 1-2
What is the name of the city that Our Town takes place in?
Grover's Corners
Name who realizes life while they live it, according to the Stage Manager in Act 3.
Saints and poets
How does Abigail divert the blame from herself when she’s questioned about her dancing?
She blames Tituba
Abigail Williams, just like she did in real life, accuses which judge of witchcraft?
Danforth
At the end of the story (Owl Creek), we learn that Fahrquar was…
was imagining that he escaped, and was actually hanged and killed.
Characterize how Mothers Gibbs and Webb treat their children, which was sort of how moms were at the time
Sternly/harshly
In the monologue that begins act 3, the stage manager says that “something is eternal” - what is that something?
Souls
In act 1, what sins is John Proctor grappling with internally?
Adultery and hypocrisy
When Elizabeth is summoned before the court to answer if John committed adultery, what does she say?
No
How do the townspeople view the box that gets used in the lottery, in the short story “The Lottery.”
They see it as a part of the tradition
Mr. Webb and Mrs. Webb don’t want George to see the bride on her wedding day - why?
Because “millions have followed it.”
When George enters the cemetery at the end of act 3, what does he do?
Lies face down on Emily's grave
When the Proctors sit down for dinner in Act 2, how is the mood?
Cold and distant
Explain why witchcraft is easy to accuse someone of and hard to defend against.
It's an invisible crime, which means there's no witnesses or evidence.
What is the mood of the townspeople as they gather for the lottery, in the short story “The Lottery.”
light-hearted and friendly
How does Mr. Webb describe the town to the Stage Manager?
Very ordinary
When Emily realizes she can go back in Act 3, why does the stage manager say that would be painful?
She not only lives it, but sees herself living it
What realization does Elizabeth have in her conversation with Proctor in Act 2 that makes her “lose all faith in him?”
That he was lying about being alone with Abigail
Why is it so important for Danforth to get a confession from any of the prisoners?
It will ensure everyone looks guilty
Why had Zaroff become disinterested with hunting, before he invented “The Most Dangerous Game?”
In Act 1, the Stage Manager delivers a monologue about a time capsule - analyze, why does he do this? It’s the major theme of the play.
To remind us of the vastness of time and space, and our own unique place in it
Identify what Simon Stimson says our “happy existence is.”
Ignorance and blindness
What is Proctor’s argument against going to Parris’s church?
Parris only preaches hellfire and brimstone
Parris is called “a brainless man!” in Act 4, and then drops two key pieces of intel. First, he describes Hale’s mission with the prisoners - what is it?
He's going to try to get them to confess
Who “wins” the lottery, in the short story “The Lottery?”
Tessie Hutchinson