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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For which character is the play named?
(a) Mae
(b) Brick
(c) Gooper
(d) Maggie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does Maggie admit to Brick?
(a) She is lonely
(b) She is leaving
(c) She is pregnant
(d) She is ill

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

13. Who interrupts Brick and Maggie as they argue?
(a) Gooper
(b) Big Daddy
(c) Big Mama
(d) Mae

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

15. 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 Big Mama is sick
(d) That Maggie is infertile

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has Mae arranged for tonight's event?

3. How does Brick feel about the upcoming event?

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

5. How many acts are in this play?

(see the answer keys)

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