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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Mae?
(a) Maggie's sister
(b) Brick's sister
(c) Gooper's wife
(d) Gooper's ex-wife

3. What does the doctor intend to tell Big Mama tonight?
(a) That Big Daddy needs a vacation
(b) Which medications Big Daddy needs
(c) That she has cancer
(d) The truth about Big Daddy's disease

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

5. How many children do Brick and Maggie have?
(a) 4
(b) 0
(c) 2
(d) 3

6. Who does Maggie think will be named the primary beneficiaries in Big Daddy's will?
(a) Gooper and Mae
(b) Brick and Maggie
(c) The church
(d) Mrs. Pollitt

7. Who interrupts Brick and Maggie by pounding on the door?
(a) Gooper
(b) Mae
(c) Big Mama
(d) A no-necked monster

8. Why does Maggie plead with Brick?
(a) She wants to return to their home
(b) She wants to buy some new clothes
(c) She cannot bear his indifference any longer
(d) She wants to adopt a child

9. Who does Big Mama blame for the demise of Brick and Maggie's marriage?
(a) Gooper
(b) Maggie
(c) Brick
(d) Skipper

10. How many acts are in this play?
(a) 8
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 6

11. How did Brick sustain his recent injury?
(a) Falling down steps
(b) Wrecking a car
(c) Jumping hurdles
(d) Riding a horse

12. How are the two main characters related?
(a) They are best friends
(b) Brother and sister
(c) They are married
(d) They work together

13. What has Mae arranged for tonight's event?
(a) A pianist will entertain during cocktails
(b) The children will entertain Big Daddy
(c) A caterer will serve hors d'ouevres
(d) A jazz band will be playing

14. What is Maggie's purpose for entering the room?
(a) Take a nap
(b) Change her dress
(c) Write in her diary
(d) Make a phone call

15. Who is the patriarch of the family?
(a) Old Joe
(b) Big Daddy
(c) The Big Guy
(d) Mr. Hall

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Big Daddy's perception of Gooper and Mae's brood?

3. According to Maggie, you can be young without ______________ but you cannot be old without it.

4. Who interrupts Brick and Maggie as they argue?

5. How many children does Mae have?

(see the answer keys)

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