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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 Big Mama think Big Daddy's disease is?
(a) Gastroenteritis
(b) Spastic colon
(c) Gastroparesis
(d) Acid reflux

2. What is Mae's family background?
(a) Cultured family from New Orleans
(b) Poor white trash from Tupelo
(c) Prominent family in Memphis
(d) A snooty family from Boston

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the family live?

2. How does Brick feel about the upcoming event?

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

4. How many children does Mae have?

5. What does the doctor intend to tell Big Mama tonight?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Maggie, what are Gooper and Mae's intentions regarding the family's inheritance?

2. What does Maggie say to Brick after everyone else has left their room?

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

4. What is Big Mama's reason for abruptly entering Brick and Maggie's bedroom?

5. How does Brick respond to Maggie's claims of loneliness?

6. Who are Gooper and Mae?

7. Even though Maggie is slightly sentimental about Big Daddy she is also practical. What is the basis for Maggie's strong sense of reality?

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

9. How do Gooper and Mae justify their suitability for the inheritance?

10. Who are the two main characters in the play?

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