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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the family discuss at dinner which Brick missed?
(a) Big Mama's new furniture
(b) Big Daddy's new car
(c) Admitting Brick to an alcoholic treatment center
(d) Maggie's going to a fertility center

2. Why is the inheritance such a critical factor now?
(a) Brick needs the money
(b) Big Daddy is dying of cancer
(c) Big Mama had a stroke
(d) The stock market is plunging

3. What function does the setting also serve?
(a) A town hall
(b) A voting hall
(c) A fishing hole
(d) A sitting room

4. Which one of Mae's children interrupts Brick and Maggie during their argument?
(a) Mason
(b) Dixie
(c) James
(d) Halle

5. What is Mae's family background?
(a) Cultured family from New Orleans
(b) A snooty family from Boston
(c) Prominent family in Memphis
(d) Poor white trash from Tupelo

Short Answer Questions

1. For which character is the play named?

2. What does Maggie call Mae's children?

3. Where is Brick hiding while Big Mama chastises Maggie?

4. What is the name of the family showcased in the play?

5. What is the location for the setting?

(see the answer key)

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