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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Brick, the only other option for escape is ______________.
(a) Death
(b) Divorce
(c) Drugs
(d) Humiliation

3. Big Daddy thinks he has escaped ______________________.
(a) A malaria epidemic
(b) A stock market crash
(c) A diagnosis of cancer
(d) Divorce from Big Mama

4. What does Big Daddy think about the state of his health?
(a) He needs more tests
(b) He does have cancer
(c) He has only a few weeks to live
(d) He does not have cancer

5. What is the location for the setting?
(a) Biloxi
(b) The countryside
(c) The Pollitt plantation
(d) New Orleans

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Big Mama blame for the demise of Brick and Maggie's marriage?

2. Why does Maggie plead with Brick?

3. What does Big Mama do after Big Daddy's comments?

4. What is the setting for the play's opening act?

5. How old was Big Daddy when he started to work on the plantation?

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