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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. How are the two main characters related?

2. Why is the play's name attributed to that character?

3. What does Maggie reassure Brick about?

4. For which character is the play named?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain how Maggie seizes the opportunity to take control of all the inheritance talk.

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

5. How do Gooper and Mae react upon hearing that Brick is Big Daddy's favorite child?

6. How does Brick explain what happened to Skipper?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What name does Maggie invent for Gooper and Mae's children? What does this name indicate about Maggie's feelings toward Gooper and Mae? Toward children in general? Toward her own childlessness?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What revelation does Big Mama make that ultimately breaks the tension related to the Pollitt inheritance? How do Gooper and Mae react to it? How do Brick and Maggie react to it?

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