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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 advise Maggie to do?
(a) Take a cold shower
(b) Get him another drink
(c) Help with dinner
(d) Take a lover

2. Which one of Mae's children interrupts Brick and Maggie during their argument?
(a) Mason
(b) James
(c) Halle
(d) Dixie

3. With whom had people thought Brick had an inappropriate relationship?
(a) Skipper
(b) Mae
(c) Lacey
(d) Schooner

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

5. Where does the family live?
(a) Southern plantation
(b) Ranch house in the suburbs
(c) A ranch
(d) Townhouse in the city

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Maggie's plan regarding her marriage?

3. For which character is the play named?

4. Why does Maggie plead with Brick?

5. In what state does the family live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Maggie's plan to make her lie become a truth?

3. Why does Brick suffer such guilt over Skipper's suicide?

4. How does Brick respond to Maggie's plan?

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

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

7. Describe Big Mama.

8. What is Big Daddy's experience with mendacity?

9. What is the premise and the setting for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?

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

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