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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 blame for the demise of Brick and Maggie's marriage?
(a) Brick
(b) Skipper
(c) Maggie
(d) Gooper

2. What does Big Daddy think of Brick?
(a) He thinks he is just average
(b) He can barely tolerate him
(c) He dotes on him
(d) He is his favorite child

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

4. What secret does the family intend to keep from Big Daddy?
(a) That he has terminal cancer
(b) That Lacey is his child
(c) That Maggie is infertile
(d) That Big Mama is sick

5. Who is one of the main characters?
(a) Brett
(b) Alex
(c) Brian
(d) Brick

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

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

8. How many children does Mae have?
(a) 4 with another on the way
(b) 5 with another on the way
(c) 6 with another on the way
(d) 2 with another on the way

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Gooper?

4. What is Mae's family background?

5. What does the doctor intend to tell Big Mama tonight?

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