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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Brick feel about the upcoming event?
(a) He bristles at the thought of a family event
(b) He is looking forward to the event
(c) He hopes he is well enough to attend
(d) He has no intentions of going to the event

2. According to Maggie, you can be young without ______________ but you cannot be old without it.
(a) Liquor
(b) Money
(c) A sense of humor
(d) Property

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

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

5. What does Brick advise Maggie to do?
(a) Take a cold shower
(b) Get him another drink
(c) Take a lover
(d) Help with dinner

6. What does Maggie reassure Brick about?
(a) That he will get another job
(b) That he will get the inheritance
(c) That their sex life will return
(d) That his ankle will heal soon

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

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

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

10. What advantage does Maggie think that Gooper and Mae have in the inheritance?
(a) They are the oldest
(b) They go to church regularly
(c) They have several children
(d) They have strong investment skills

11. Where is Brick hiding while Big Mama chastises Maggie?
(a) The garage
(b) The den
(c) The bathroom
(d) The veranda

12. What does Maggie call herself?
(a) The early bird
(b) Cat on a hot tin roof
(c) A thoroughbred
(d) The lead dog

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Big Mama think Big Daddy's disease is?

2. What is Maggie's purpose for entering the room?

3. What does Brick choose to wear to the event?

4. What is the location for the setting?

5. Who is one of the main characters?

(see the answer keys)

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