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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. With whom had people thought Brick had an inappropriate relationship?

2. How does Maggie enter the room in the first act?

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

4. How many children does Mae have?

5. Who interrupts Brick and Maggie as they argue?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is the person who tells Big Mama about the severity of Big Daddy's illness?

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

7. How does Big Mama react to Gooper and Mae's insensitivity?

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

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

10. How does Big Daddy react when Brick tells him of his medical prognosis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the circumstances of Maggie's encounter with Skipper. What is the truth? What were the devastating outcomes?

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

Explain Big Daddy's personal history including his poverty as a child up to the point of owning his own plantation.

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