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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mae?

2. What does Big Mama think Big Daddy's disease is?

3. What event is to occur at the Pollitt plantation that evening?

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

5. What is Maggie's purpose for entering the room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the details of Maggie's encounter with Brick's close friend, Skipper?

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

4. Give some examples of how the theme of truth is exhibited in this act?

5. Explain the ways Brick and Maggie are positioned unfavorably as well as favorably for Big Daddy's inheritance.

6. How does Big Daddy indicate that he is back in control of running the plantation?

7. What medicinal precautions does Doctor Baugh take before leaving the Pollitt home?

8. 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?

9. Who are Gooper and Mae?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the symbolism of fatal illnesses related to deception for both Big Daddy and Brick. How does deception serve as a tool for one and a destroyer for the other?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the symbolism of Brick's crutch. Why does Williams give Brick a broken ankle? Does Brick's immobility force a climax in his relationships? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

What position does Maggie take with the news of Big Daddy's terminal illness? Explain how she is both sentimental and realistic.

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