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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting for the play's opening act?
(a) By the river
(b) The town social
(c) A bedroom
(d) The veranda

2. What does Maggie offer Brick as some relief from the summer heat?
(a) Some cold lemonade
(b) A dip in the pool
(c) An alcohol rub
(d) A cold beer

3. What is the name of the family showcased in the play?
(a) Pollitt
(b) Johnson
(c) Hall
(d) Pickerel

4. How does Maggie enter the room in the first act?
(a) In a huff
(b) Purposefully
(c) Leisurely
(d) Tentatively

5. What advantage does Maggie think that Gooper and Mae have in the inheritance?
(a) They have strong investment skills
(b) They go to church regularly
(c) They are the oldest
(d) They have several children

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maggie plead with Brick?

2. Who is Skipper?

3. According to Maggie, who sees Big Daddy's last birthday as a double cause for celebration?

4. What does Big Mama think Big Daddy's disease is?

5. Why is the inheritance such a critical factor now?

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