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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 refuse to do that frustrates Maggie?

2. How many children do Brick and Maggie have?

3. Where does the family live?

4. How many children does Mae have?

5. According to Maggie, who sees Big Daddy's last birthday as a double cause for celebration?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Even though Maggie is slightly sentimental about Big Daddy she is also practical. What is the basis for Maggie's strong sense of reality?

3. Why has the subject of the inheritance risen in importance?

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

5. What does Maggie say that creates the play's title?

6. Why does Brick try several times to leave the room and escape conversation with Big Daddy?

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

8. What does Big Mama reveal about who will inherit the Pollitt land?

9. Why is Big Daddy especially cruel in his comments toward Big Mama?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What self-destructive behavior does Brick exhibit? How do Gooper and Mae plan to use Brick's behavior to their own advantage?

Essay Topic 2

Why have Gooper and Mae foregone their normal hiatus to the Great Smoky Mountains this year? Why do they think it is a critical time for them to spend time at the Pollitt plantation?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Maggie feel that Big Daddy's last birthday will be cause for a double celebration for Gooper and Mae? Explain.

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