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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brick feel about the upcoming event?

2. In what state does the family live?

3. Why does Maggie plead with Brick?

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

5. Why is the play's name attributed to that character?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the real truth about Big Daddy's health?

2. How does Brick make Big Daddy face the truth about his own life?

3. How does Big Mama react to Gooper and Mae's insensitivity?

4. Maggie must change her dress which has been soiled by one of Gooper and Mae's children. What does Maggie think of the children and what does she call them?

5. What is Brick's explanation for his broken ankle?

6. Where does Big Mama think Big Daddy is?

7. How has Maggie fulfilled her role as a cat on a hot tin roof?

8. How does Brick explain what happened to Skipper?

9. How does Big Daddy react when Brick tells him of his medical prognosis?

10. Why must Maggie tell Brick everything that happened at the family's dinner that evening?

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