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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has made big donations to the church?
(a) Big Daddy's brother
(b) Mae's father
(c) A recently-deceased wealthy patron
(d) Big Mama's brother

2. With what does Big Daddy tell Brick he is familiar?
(a) Living with mendacity
(b) Having affairs
(c) Drinking too much
(d) Hating his life

3. What does Big Daddy call Big Mama?
(a) Stupid
(b) Snobbish
(c) Twittering
(d) Repulsive

4. Who does Big Daddy want to have a conversation with now?
(a) Brick
(b) Gooper
(c) Big Mama
(d) Maggie

5. What does Brick say the world is full of?
(a) Cheats
(b) Alcoholics
(c) Cripples
(d) Mendacity

6. What other truth does Brick reveal to Big Daddy?
(a) Maggie had a miscarriage
(b) Maggie is divorcing Brick
(c) Maggie cannot get pregnant
(d) Big Daddy is dying

7. Big Mama feels that Big Daddy is _____________?
(a) Magnetic
(b) Despotic
(c) Insensitive
(d) Handsome

8. What story does Big Daddy tell at the party?
(a) How he met Big Mama
(b) How he came to own the plantation
(c) About Brick's days as a football star
(d) About his illness and recovery

9. According to Brick, the only other option for escape is ______________.
(a) Death
(b) Drugs
(c) Divorce
(d) Humiliation

10. What is Big Mama's demeanor?
(a) Sullen
(b) Reserved
(c) Coarse
(d) Demure

11. Where are the other party guests?
(a) The den
(b) The veranda
(c) The back patio
(d) The gallery

12. Big Daddy says he is not about to release the plantation to whom?
(a) Gooper
(b) Big Mama
(c) Ol' Joe
(d) Brick

13. When does Big Daddy think he will have to decide who to leave the plantation to when he dies?
(a) 5-10 years
(b) 1-5 years
(c) Never
(d) 15-20 years

14. What were the rumors about Brick and Skipper?
(a) That they were lovers
(b) That they had affairs with each other's wives
(c) That they filed bankruptcy
(d) That they were ruthless business partners

15. What does Big Daddy withhold from Brick?
(a) A check
(b) A drink
(c) His crutch
(d) Dinner

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Big Daddy annoyed with Big Mama?

2. What does Big Mama do after Big Daddy's comments?

3. Brick tells Big Daddy that he drinks ______________________.

4. How many acres does the Pollitt plantation cover?

5. Why does Brick repeatedly try to leave the room?

(see the answer keys)

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