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

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

3. What is the setting for the play's opening act?
(a) The town social
(b) By the river
(c) A bedroom
(d) The veranda

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical injury has Brick recently sustained?

2. What is Big Daddy's perception of Gooper and Mae's brood?

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

4. Who is Mae?

5. Who is Gooper?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the others in the room do that irritates Big Mama?

3. How does Brick explain what happened to Skipper?

4. Describe Big Mama.

5. Why has the subject of the inheritance risen in importance?

6. Where does Big Mama think Big Daddy is?

7. What is the setting for the opening of the play?

8. In what ways does Big Daddy think Brick's drinking has negatively affected Brick's life?

9. What is Big Mama's reaction after learning of Bid Daddy's terminal cancer diagnosis?

10. What is the setting of Act 2 of the play?

(see the answer keys)

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