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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Big Mama talk to on the phone about Big Daddy's diagnosis?
(a) Miss Sally
(b) Reverend Mitchell
(c) Mae
(d) Miss Ellie

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

3. What does Brick do when Maggie makes suggestive advances?
(a) Reminds her of the conditions of their marriage
(b) Walks away from her
(c) Screams at her
(d) Slaps her

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

5. What other advantage do Brick and Maggie have in the inheritance issue?
(a) Brick is very loyal to Big Daddy
(b) Big Mama's respect for Brick
(c) Maggie is pregnant
(d) Big Daddy finds Maggie attractive

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

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

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

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

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

11. Who is the other main character?
(a) Alice
(b) Maggie
(c) Marjorie
(d) Marie

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

13. What does Maggie call Mae's children?
(a) Balls of sugar
(b) Little darlings
(c) Minor annoyances
(d) No-neck monsters

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

15. With which one of Brick's friends did Maggie make love?
(a) Chad
(b) Skipper
(c) Schooner
(d) Chip

Short Answer Questions

1. Who occupies the setting of the first act?

2. What does Brick advise Maggie to do?

3. What does Maggie reassure Brick about?

4. What is Maggie's plan regarding her marriage?

5. Where does the family live?

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