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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. What does Brick choose to wear to the event?

2. Why does Maggie plead with Brick?

3. For which character is the play named?

4. Who interrupts Brick and Maggie by pounding on the door?

5. Who is the patriarch of the family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Big Mama think is best for Big Daddy after this big day?

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

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

5. Where does Big Mama think Big Daddy is?

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

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

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

9. What is the irony of Brick's hatred of mendacity in others?

10. What is the setting for Act 3 of the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the play's title and Maggie's character. What characteristics does she exhibit to earn the name and what are the circumstances that have created it?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Big Daddy's feelings toward the specific people in his family: Big Mama, Brick, Maggie, Gooper and Mae, Gooper and Mae's five children.

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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