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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brick refuse to do that frustrates Maggie?
(a) He will not sign the card that goes with their gift
(b) He will not go on a job interview
(c) He will not stop calling the maid insulting names
(d) He will not get dressed

2. What does Big Mama think Big Daddy's disease is?
(a) Acid reflux
(b) Gastroparesis
(c) Gastroenteritis
(d) Spastic colon

3. Why is the play's name attributed to that character?
(a) High spirits and perseverance
(b) Jumpy nerves
(c) Feline facial characteristics
(d) Feline movements

4. Who is Skipper?
(a) The Pollitts' stable boy
(b) Maggie's former boyfriend
(c) Maggie's ex-husband
(d) Brick's former college football buddy

5. With whom had people thought Brick had an inappropriate relationship?
(a) Skipper
(b) Mae
(c) Schooner
(d) Lacey

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

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

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

9. What would help Maggie endure her ongoing state of sexual deprivation?
(a) If Brick would just be nice to her again
(b) If she would do volunteer work
(c) If she would take a lover
(d) If Brick would lose his looks

10. What event is to occur at the Pollitt plantation that evening?
(a) Big Daddy and Big Mama's anniversary party
(b) Big Daddy's retirement party
(c) Big Daddy's bon voyage party
(d) Big Daddy's birthday party

11. What is Maggie's plan regarding her marriage?
(a) She is divorcing Brick as soon as possible
(b) She wishes she never married
(c) She is going to stay until it is better again
(d) She is about at the end of her patience

12. 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

13. What is Big Daddy's perception of Gooper and Mae's brood?
(a) He dotes on them
(b) He can take them or leave them
(c) He can barely tolerate them
(d) He thinks they are average

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

15. What is Brick doing when Maggie is talking to him?
(a) Reading the paper
(b) Talking on the phone
(c) Taking a shower
(d) Trying to nap

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Big Mama talk to on the phone about Big Daddy's diagnosis?

2. What function does the setting also serve?

3. What is Mae's family background?

4. What does Maggie call herself?

5. In what state does the family live?

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