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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 is the location for the setting?

2. How many children does Mae have?

3. What does Brick choose to wear to the event?

4. What physical injury has Brick recently sustained?

5. How are the two main characters related?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the theme in Act 2 of the play?

3. What is the setting of Act 2 of the play?

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

5. What is one way that Maggie might be able to endure this period of sexual deprivation in her marriage?

6. What are Big Daddy's current thoughts about who to leave the plantation to when he dies?

7. What do the others in the room do that irritates Big Mama?

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

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

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

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 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 3

Why does Brick exhibit such indifference toward Maggie? Why does he want to hurt her when he knows that withholding affection is as debilitating as a physical wound to someone like Maggie?

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