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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. What does Brick refuse to do that frustrates Maggie?
(a) He will not sign the card that goes with their gift
(b) He will not go on a job interview
(c) He will not get dressed
(d) He will not stop calling the maid insulting names

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

3. What other advantage do Brick and Maggie have in the inheritance issue?
(a) Big Mama's respect for Brick
(b) Maggie is pregnant
(c) Big Daddy finds Maggie attractive
(d) Brick is very loyal to Big Daddy

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

5. What event is to occur at the Pollitt plantation that evening?
(a) Big Daddy's birthday party
(b) Big Daddy's retirement party
(c) Big Daddy and Big Mama's anniversary party
(d) Big Daddy's bon voyage party

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of Mae's children interrupts Brick and Maggie during their argument?

2. How did Brick sustain his recent injury?

3. What did the family discuss at dinner which Brick missed?

4. What secret does the family intend to keep from Big Daddy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the irony in Brick's relationship with Skipper.

2. What are Maggie's plans for outwaiting Brick's current indifference toward her?

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

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

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

6. Explain why it is difficult for Maggie to have any privacy with Brick in their bedroom.

7. What is the official start of Big Daddy's birthday party?

8. What does Big Daddy believe about the relationship between Brick and Skipper?

9. Why does Maggie think Gooper thinks he is more socially advanced than the others?

10. What is the theme in Act 2 of the play?

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